PADUCAH SUE
Paducah Sue, ’tis dawn
Last time crackin’ one
Hominy High, goodbye….
Soon you will be gone!
Catch a ride on Red Brick Road
Chuck the quilt that grandma sewed
Calico cat, roadblock…?
Throw that cat a sock!
Paducah Sue, move fast
Too much time has passed
Lickety-split, that’s it….
You are free at last!
Brookport Bridge, the traffic’s slowed
Cross the river grandma rowed
Corn on the Cob, her boat,
Matched her yellow throat!
Paducah Sue, turn back
Grandma’s Cadillac
Accelerate, V-8….
Your first heart attack!
You don’t know what she moonshined
But she drives corn liquor blind
Uranium perhaps…?
May her bones collapse!
Paducah Sue, return
You’ve got much to learn
Don’t be idle, angel….
Crank the butter churn!
Popcorn popper, plug it in
Watch a movie once again
Wannabe star, be good!
Dream of Hollywood….
Dream of Hollywood….
Dream of Hollywood….
Paducah Sue
© 2011 David E. Miller
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