hit a false note, we�
jumped out of our horns, was�
�
skinnydipping�
in Mayberry�
when they pronounced�
Aunt Bea dead�
�
so young�
I thought �
God�
a saxophone�
�
rolled up�
in his horn�
and waited�
�
for �
Marlena�
to �
breathe�
again�
�
found Jesus�
walking on the water�
�
with the cock of Marvin Gaye,�
the throat of Sam Cooke,�
the pelvis of etc.�
in his hands�
�
in his hands�
�
Said Jesus,�
Where you going?�
�
He said far away �
from here�
�
But what about all these fish?�
�
Believe what you want�
Just give 'em something to eat�
�
On the day God�
became Santa Claus, we�
�
knew Daddy�
would not be back



�2005 by Ray Sweatman