The Principal Was Never My Pal

I wanted to stay as far away from him as possible.

The Principal Was Never My Pal

 

By Elton Camp

 

The memory aid that the principal is your pal

Distinguishes from principle to each boy & gal

 

That was a good enough way spelling to recall

But it didn’t fit my view of the principal at all

 

To me he was nothing but a frightful fiend

Who, when I misbehaved, would intervene

 

I even tried to avoid meeting him in the hall

Because I didn’t want any interaction at all

 

To avoid and fear him there was reason why

He always had a most evil gleam in his eye

 

It was obvious that he took intense delight

In punishing any kid who didn’t act right

 

Waiting outside the principal’s office door

Was the thing in school I did most abhor

 

That fellow was never any type pal to me

But an ogre who would give the 3^rd degree