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Easy Winners - by Scott Joplin |
Every time I eat confection
It goes straight to my complexion.
Munch a chunk of chocolate candy -
There's a blemish. What a dandy!
For dessert, some cherry pie;
Brand new zit, beneath my eye.
A piece of cake (and very thin!) -
There's a pimple on my chin.
It's a curse, and don't I know it!
Thought by now I might outgrow it!
In exchange for sugared sweets,
I get acne for my treats.
In this whole wide world, I'd wager,
I'm the oldest damn teenager!
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Cigarettes'll
Rot your health,
And booze'll take
Your hard-earned wealth
And turn your liver
Into rock.
So if you're sick
And deep in hock,
And wond'ring "What
The heck's the use?"
And searching for
A good excuse
For looking like
A burnt-out clod,
And feeling like
The wrath of God;
Try your luck with
Butts and drinking,
And smile as your
Ship is sinking!