Child Heart O' Dirt-Pump
A child, a child we desired |
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A veil of red before my neck-top Love the dirt, that child not stop! (Sudden) Out its rear, a poppin' sound; Heart beated, a drum roll unwound. |
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Pop! Roll Out from its back end A pump; rich Soil not stoppin'. Roaring we poured the crap on the land Up from the ground, the corn came. |
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Gosh Almighty! Next mornin' Started stalk up, green a-flarin' Nailed up that child with Spirit In the shed of Farm Equipment. |
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Fill up our boy with more soil, more sound Knitted socks. Good Boy! Go to Town! Buckets and pails - You can wear my hat. Covered cold ears and make a droolin' spl??? |
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One mornin' out early for How's my Boy, |
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I stare at the tall field of corn. Poor women - she is Emotion-torn. "We should have made a crib; brought him in." "Oh Hon, yes, but on his soilings I'd've slipt |