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Earl squints, he draws a bead
Gives the herd a little lead,
Squeezed the trigger, dinner killed,
He likes to have his belly filled.
He sets the snare, he baits the trap,
Lunch walks in, neck-breaking snap.
A slice or two it’s in the pot
Kids come running while it’s hot.
Lamb and chicken, boar and sow,
Trout and salmon, calf and cow,
They’re something more than just nutritious
They have the curse of born delicious
A piece of string, a sharpened hook,
A fishing worm, a shady brook;
One by one, they take the bait,
One by one they meet their fate.
Mahi-mahi, cod and seal,
Bluegill, catfish, tender veal,
They’re something more than just nutritious
They have the curse of born delicious
The hunter rises with the dawn,
In search of rabbit, deer or fawn,
Thru the woods he slowly creeps,
To catch his prey still fast asleep.
He hears a noise, he turns to see
Teeth in the overhanging tree
He moves too slow, becomes the prey,
He’s harvested. It’s payback day.
Duck and catfish, carp and beaver,
Lobster, elk, Golden Retriever
They’re something more than just nutritious
They have the curse of born delicious
The news spreads thru the animal world,
The special for today is Earl.
For the buzzard, crow and worm
The food chain’s made a pleasant turn
As fattened jackals walk away
and ants and beetles have their way,
Earl showed us that there is
A time to take, a time to give.
Clam and oyster, bass and squirrel,
Turkey, hamster, dodo, Earl,
They’re something more than just nutritious
They have the curse of born delicious.
© Tom Barlow 2018
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