Earthquake Blues
by Ishmael Reed
Well the cat started actin funny
and the dog howled all night long
I say the cat started actin very frightful
and the birds chirped all night long
The ground began to rumble
As the panic hit the town
Mr. Earthquake Mr. Earthquake
you don't know good from bad
Mr. Earthquake Mr. Earthquake
you don't know good from bad
You kill the little child in its nursey
You burn up the window's pad
The buildings started swaying
like a drunk man walking home
The buildings started swaying
The people they were running
and the hurt folks began to moan
Mr. Earthquake Mr. Earthquake
you don't know good from bad
Mr. Earthquake Mr. Earthquake
That's heartbreaking. It's great, however, that you empowered them to create solutions for themselves.
ReplyDeleteWhoops. I don't know what happened ...but this comment was meant for the school desk post. How did I botch this one up??
ReplyDeleteThank you Jocy. I appreciate your kind words.
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