Analysis of A fool and his money
Hasan Johnson 1980 (Peoria Illinois)
A fool and his money shall soon depart and I no longer want to be a fool
Women and drugs
Alcohol and beer
Hell and jail I no longer fear
I’ve done it all I brag aloud
Talking to the mirror as if addressing a crowd
Brought shame to my family and grief to myself
Thought money could buy me happiness
Now I can’t afford my health
My days are long
I toss and turn all night
Sleep has left me for good as glasses try to help my sight
Prescribed pills for this and also taking pills for that
Work out every day and still fat
Obese and distraught
Depressed and alone
Mentally spiritually physically and financially poor
Don’t qualify for credit cards or a loan
Work and earn then spend away
Only a fool wouldn’t take his money and save
I pray one day my sins are forgiven and I know that day my curses will be lifted
I’ve learned to give
I’ve had to cry
Being a fool left me high and dry
But when you lose it all you can get it back again
But next time make sure God your friend
Because you can depend on Him again and again
Man gone let you down every single time
But God love sinners and fools alike
Heard it was never to late to change
This time I’ll tithe and give offerings
I’ve learned my lesson
When the student becomes the master he has no more questions
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Metre | 01011011010111011101 1001 1001 10111101 11111101 1010101101001 11111000111 110111100 1110111 1111 110111 11111111011111 0111101010111 111001011 01001 01001 100100001000001001 1101101101 1011101 10011111001 1111111010011111101110 1111 1111 100111101 1111111111101 11111111 0111011101001 11111100101 111100101 111101111 111101100 11110 101001010111110 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 1,296 |
Words | 273 |
Sentences | 1 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 33 |
Lines Amount | 33 |
Letters per line (avg) | 30 |
Words per line (avg) | 8 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 998 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 250 |
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Written on July 08, 2022
Submitted by HasanM.Johnson on July 08, 2022
Modified by HasanM.Johnson on July 08, 2022
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