Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE WORM TURNS, by BERTON BRALEY Poet's Biography First Line: You can drive an old hunk of scrap-iron and junk Last Line: The bozos who yell at my ford! Subject(s): Automobiles; Driving & Drivers; Ford Motor Company; Cars | ||||||||
You can drive an old hunk of scrap-iron and junk Which was once called a Regular Car, And you will not detect any rude disrespect From people you meet, near or far. Your brakes may be busted, your chassis all rusted, Your cylinders leaky and scored, But no one gets flip when you go on a trip They save all that stuff for a Ford! Yes, every one shouts at a Ford! The high mucky-mucks and the horde; Your neat little flivver May not show a quiver And ride like a Rolls to the people on board, But every one thinks it's a part of the code To pull funny cracks at a fliv on the road, And rivers of humor on flivvers are poured, Every one yells at a Ford! Now I own a Lizzie efficient and busy Which chugs along merry and bright, I'm fond of it, too, for the things it will do; I drive it with joy and delight; And I'm a bit sick of the smart-aleck trick Which cannot be wholly ignored Of those who feel free to be ribald with me Because I am driving a Ford. For every one yells at a Ford! My feelings are mangled and gored; And I'm getting weary Of japes that are dreary, Exhumed from the boneyard where they have been stored. My wrath grows more hot as I chug-chug along, A joke or two more and I'll tear through the throng And slaughter with poison, gun, bombshell and sword The bozos who yell at my Ford! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...DRIVING ALONGSIDE THE HOUSANTONIC RIVER ALONE ON A RAINY APRIL NIGHT by WILLIAM MATTHEWS OLD SONG FOR THE BO by HAYDEN CARRUTH WHAT I'VE BELIEVED IN by JAMES GALVIN THE GREEN AUTOMOBILE by ALLEN GINSBERG THAT'S THE SUM OF IT by DAVID IGNATOW WINDSHIELD by ALICIA SUSKIN OSTRIKER PORTRAIT OF A MOTOR CAR by CARL SANDBURG REAR VISION by WILLIAM JAY SMITH DUET, WITH MUFFLED BRAKE DRUMS by JOHN UPDIKE |
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