Watch for Pickpockets

A visit to New Orleans

Watch for Pickpockets

 

By Elton Camp

 

The prospect of a trip to the Big Easy

Made me more than a little queasy

I’d had visited in New Orleans before

And now the danger was even more

 

It was because of the unease that I felt

I put wallet away & used a money belt

It was into a crowded café I did slip

While waiting I felt a hand on my hip

 

Because I am quite old, fat and bald

I didn’t think it meant a gay did call

My empty pocket took him by surprise

As I could tell by the look in his eyes

 

Through the crowd he made a mad dash

I decided I wouldn’t do anything rash

Since any of my money he failed to get

I decided why should I now have a fit

 

But if New Orleans doesn’t control crime

To draw tourists they’ll have a hard time

But how much judgment can there be

In a city built below the level of the sea