Everybody's Got a PC but meA Poem by Gerald Raythe title pretty well says it but it's meant to be hillbilly funEverbody’s got a P.C. but me And I’m ‘bout as jealous as I can be From Cousin Frank to Aunt Lenore No one’s talkin’ like before ‘Cause everbody’s got a P.C. but me
Now I was settin’ in that little house behind the house When I heared someone say somethin’ about a mouse An’ I swear I damn near crawled down inside But when I listened close to what was said an’ all the confusion left m’ head I jus’ set there with m’ Sears catalog an’ cried ‘Cause everbody’s got a P.C. but me
Now-a-days they’re loggin’ off an’ loggin’ on Yep the days o’ talkin’ ‘bout huntin’ an’ fishin’ are gone They’re playin’ ‘round on that thing they call ah inernet Surfin here an’ surfin’ there An’ doggone it jus’ don’t seem fair ‘Cause I don’t have one, at least not yet ‘Cause everbody’s got a P.C. but me
Well I broke down an’ bought me one An’ that’s pertnear the dumbest thing I’ve ever done! ‘Cause that contraption thinks it’s smarter n’ me Ya’ see it thinks it knows before I do! Whether or not I got mail, I swear it’s true! Now if that ain’t the durndest thing I ever did see! Now everbody’s got a P.C. includin’ me
Well, I throwed that sucker up there on the shelf And I went huntin’ by m’self Jes’ me an’ my ol’ rifle an’ Ol’ Blue We got us a whole mess a birds Had a lot more fun then them computer turds Hell, we even got us a snowshoe or two An’ everbody’s still got a P C but me Now, Aunt Lenore stopped by the other day With her hair up in curlers an’ in gen’r’l disarray Smellin’ like a cross ‘tween an ol’ sow an’ Ol’ Blue Tellin’ me her and an’ Uncle George was callin’ it quits ‘Cause he kep’ havein’ them computer fits An’ she’d warned him too many times an’ now they was through An’ now there’s startin’ to be hell to pay, don’t cha’ see
Well, I invited my poor ol’ aunty in fer a beer An’ told her true an’ straight an’ so sincere “That computer’s a war they ain’t no way ya’ can win!” An’ she said, “That computer’s a lot more fun Then ol’ George ever was when all’s said an’ done An’ I don’t see why lovin’ both of ‘um is sech a sin” She wasn’t ‘bout to give up her P C don’t ya’ see
Now this sad story ‘bout ol’ Aunt Lenore Is only one a’ many I’ve heared before An’ I’m hearin’ more of ‘um ever day So I caution you my disbelievin’ friend That Devil’s contraption ‘ill get ya’ in the end When all the lovin’ simply gets in the way
An’ I’m so glad everbody’s got a P.C. but me
An’ that makes me ‘bout as happy as I can be © 2014 Gerald Ray |
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Added on May 12, 2014 Last Updated on May 13, 2014 Tags: comedy, PC, being left out, tech problems AuthorGerald RayVictorville, CAAboutI am an old Californian who likes to write poetry and am working on my third book. The first two were published. more..Writing
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