Sunday, October 26, 2014

The Aint Poem: Inspired By Louis Jordan

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There aint nobody here
But us chickens
There aint nobody here
But three mice

There’s a drunken sailor
In the corner.
We thanked him for the ice

There aint nobody here
But your mother
There aint nobody here
But your dad

Their waiting for
Your sister Sue.
Lately, she’s been so sad

There aint nobody here
But the farmer
There aint nobody here
But his wife

They meet us at the door
With a basket of cheer.
Welcome to your next life

I’ll be a monkey’s Uncle
Or maybe a plumber’s giraffe
Multiply my fun by ten
And cut my troubles in half
Feed them to the real  chickens
Before dinner is served with a laugh

There aint nothing here
But good weather
There aint nothing here
But green lights

Most of the rain
Is still in Spain.
We get the warm summer nights

There aint nobody here
But nobody

And nobody’s everybody
That is true
The only thing missing 
Is you

Well..I’ll be a monkey’s Uncle
Or maybe a plumber’s giraffe
Multiply my fun by ten
And cut my troubles in half
Feed them to the real  chickens
Before dinner is served with a laugh

There aint nobody here
But nobody

And nobody is a metaphor
That is true
The only thing missing 
Is you


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Footnotes
THE AINT POEM is the copyrighted property of LCSoL.


However, the first two lines–verbatim–are from a Louis Jordan song.
If you do not believe me, then just click here.
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1 comment:

  1. Your ain't poem
    A faint poem

    To me, not a hope poem
    Ain't a dope poem

    A no more sleep poem
    What does he mean poem

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