SAWING THAT OLD GREEN NICKEL GUITAR IN HALF
Zeke the Freak and his GWG jacket and jeans
Gotta Green Nickel guitar that he can't play
But sprayed it orange to match his flaming Frizzy hair
It's everywhere beyond compare or repair
SK des Lauriers and his orange Elvis Presley pants
Bought a genuine Rubber Army surplus
Maxi coat that's too big
But will barter for the guitar
Didn't we all have a laugh
Sawing that old guitar in half
It cost a nickel
But was worth a dime
And we had a good time
O Ya and we had a good time
Hoot and holler
Zeke the Freak and the green garment shot down Milton
One hot day with the Victoria Park Cannon
While S. K. threatened to convert
The garment into a poetry coat
Zeke rides a motorbike with SK on the back
Waving a pitchfork down his lane
Swerving on the wet grass to avoid a cat
And hitting the house at five miles per hour cutting finger
At a barn dance a drunk man said
Zeke looked like Eric the Red
But he couldn't fight his way
From a wet paper bag
From a wet paper bag
Hoot and hollar
In a stone barn SK kicks planks
To the ceiling with steel toe boots
Walks through the snow with Zeke and the dogs
Killing bulrush soldiers and crossing the brook on a fence
© 1973 Stefan des Lauriers