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Bob Tucker (oldcoach77@aol.com)
Grandpa Tucker's Rhymes and Tales (http://www.night.net/tucker/)

HEY, MOM!!

Oh, Mom, I have to tell you
What a crazy day I've had,
Please listen to my story
Cause I know you're sorta mad.

I was catchin' 'em old catfish
And had all that I could take,
When I saw a helpless baby
On a log there in the lake.

So I dove right in and saved it 
And I struggled back to shore,
Just as I'd revived the baby's
When I heard the lion's roar.

Oh, I felt it's breath upon me,
Was so close it blew my hair
And I thought I was a goner
When up popped a grizzly bear.

That ole bear attacked the lion!
Hey! I had an awful scare
But all at once a space ship
Flew right down and landed there

Was a bunch of small green aliens,
About hundred funny guys,
Quickly grabbed the bear and lion
And took off into the skies.

Then the mom and dad showed up
And they took their baby home,
Why, here came a killer rooster
With an ugly big red comb.

So I changed where I was going.
Had ta take the long way round.
Soon I heard a big commotion
And this is what I found:

Wow! There wuz a hairy monster
That was hitting kids and stuff,
So I thrashed him with a big ole stick
Until he yelled, "Enough."

I should have called the sheriff
But I didn't take the time.
I left my fish and hurried home,
I was missin' dinnertime.

These things all took a little while,
I'm sure you can relate
So please warm my meat and taters,
Mom, I'm sorry that I'm late.

		--Grandpa Tucker
Copyright ©1996 by Bob Tucker (oldcoach77@aol.com)