Rules for a Roundabout
Ed Riederich 1974 (United States)
Rules for a Roundabout
Let me put it to you in a roundabout way
The rules of the road some dont obey
Here in this circle you will see every bad driver
Speaking out of experience as a survivor
Round and about I've seen too many fools
So let me go over some roundabout rules
#1 Follow the arrows on the ground
This makes a big difference I have found
There's a reason they painted those arrows in white
So if the arrow points right hey let's go right
#2 I will say this rule and try to be polite
But how about looking left before going right?
Turning your head is a game changer
Keeping you from hitting that stranger
#3 Bro you gotta stay in your lane
This rule I should not have to explain
#4 Don't drive through one like a torpedo
Especially while eating a Chipotle burrito
I tried it once before and it wasn't nice
My truck was filled with cilantro rice
And eating a burrito and talking on your phone
Doesn't really work in a roundabout zone
Thanks for listening to what I've said
And for being part of this driver's Ed
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Submitted by What_Ed_Said on June 26, 2021
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Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 1,011 |
Words | 198 |
Stanzas | 13 |
Stanza Lengths | 1, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2 |
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