SUMMER OF ’74 OR 5
by Michael R. Clem
AMC wagon – 67 Rambler
automatic full V-8
gets about 13 miles a gallon
but mama can she haul some freight
Why not our new pop up camper
hang the Starcraft right off the hitch
with window cranks broken and no A/C
It’s the Summer, and man, it’s a bitch
DADDY DOES ALL THE DRIVING
MAMA SHE’S TAKING A NAP
A TRIO OF BRATS ARE FIGHTING
SO THEY GET THE 3 STOOGES SLAP
HERE COMES THE RIVER OF DENIAL & TEARS
A DEFENSE MOTION FILED
TWO WISE BROTHERS POINT THEIR FINGERS
BLAME IT ON THE MIDDLE CHILD
BLAME IT ON THE MIDDLE CHILD
BLAME IT ON THE MIDDLE CHILD
i-95 just north of Richmond
with steam from an engine hose
rolled right into a radiator shop
near a theme park, oh so close
Out of luck with our Rambler stuck
& I’ll never forget that smell
nor the screams coming from about a mile away
off a ride called the Rebel Yell
DADDY DOES ALL THE DRIVING
MAMA SHE’S TAKING A NAP
A TRIO OF BRATS ARE FIGHTING
SO THEY GET THE 3 STOOGES SLAP
HERE COMES THE RIVER OF DENIAL & TEARS
A PETITION OF GRIEVANCE FILED
TWO SLY BROTHERS POINT THEIR FINGERS
BLAME IT ON THE MIDDLE CHILD
BLAME IT ON THE MIDDLE CHILD
BLAME IT ON THE MIDDLE CHILD
one great way to see old America
if you can’t take the train
two lane highways, flat and forever
thru the amber waves of grain
AM radio Top40 playing
though they only seemed to play one song
they spun “The Night Chicago Died”
on and on the whole trip long
DADDY DOES ALL THE DRIVING
MAMA SHE’S TAKING A NAP
A TRIO OF BRATS ARE FIGHTING
SO THEY GET THE 3 STOOGES SLAP
HERE COMES THE RIVER OF DENIAL & TEARS
WE WEREN’T ACTING WILD
TWO GOOD BROTHERS POINT THEIR FINGERS
BLAME IT ON THE MIDDLE CHILD
TWO GOOD BROTHERS POINT THEIR FINGERS
BLAME IT ON THE MIDDLE CHILD
BLAME IT ON THE MIDDLE CHILD
BLAME IT ON THE MIDDLE CHILD
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