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Do I need a Doctor

David Myles

I have no country doctor
 or insurance to foot the bill
 I think I need an MD
 I'll think it awhile still
 It's a game of chicken
 the stakes are mighty low
 does fear trump financial sense
 'cause it's only me you know
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Submitted on March 25, 2013

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Scheme ABCBDEFE
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 212
Words 43
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 8
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