I Want a Girl. (Just like the girl)

Leonard Wilson 1948 (Washington state)



I do my own two-part harmony, here. Still looking for a fifth member to complete my barbershop quartet.
++++++++++++++
+*I Want a Girl*+

I want a girl  
just like the tramp
that buried dear old dad

(Dear old daaaaaaad)

She was his niece
and the only piece
 that daddy ever had

(Ever haaaaaaad)

A sweet old fashioned slut
who knew the score
Easy piece of butt
and daddy's whorrre...

I want a witch
 just like the bitch that
buried dear old Daaaaaad!
++++++++++
As Jim Carrey said in Mask,
"Was that over the top?
I can never tell!"

About this poem

This is an irreverent parody of an old barbershop standard.

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Written on March 06, 2023

Submitted by lenadrwilson on March 06, 2023

Modified on March 11, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme a B Bxc a ddc efef xxa xxx
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 538
Words 113
Stanzas 6
Stanza Lengths 3, 3, 1, 3, 4, 7

Leonard Wilson

I used to write songs for a rock band in California. I write poems, lyrics, opinion And noir crime stories set in the 40s, 30s and 20s. more…

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  • dougb.19255
    No she’s not barbershop, thats for sure. I can see some adenoid straining tenor freaking out as the lines of the song unfold on the monitor. Why eulogize. Tramp that she was? Why desire her flotsam?
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