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It's My Participle (and I'll Cry if I Want To)

"It's My Participle (and I'll Cry if I Want To)"

[With deepest apologies to Leslie Gore]

Nobody knows where my plotting has gone
Pacing left the same time
Why was he smiling so wide
When he was editing mine?

It's my participle, and I'll cry if I want to
Cry if I want to, cry if I want to
You would cry too if it happened to you

Slashin' my phrases, he's cuttin' all night
Leave me alone for a while
'Til editor's done cuttin' me
I've got no reason to smile

It's my participle, and I'll cry if I want to
Cry if I want to, cry if I want to
You would cry too if it happened to you

------ LEAD BREAK ------

Editor, publisher walked through the door
They sure look happy, alright
Oh what a birthday surprise
They turned it into "Twilight"!

It's my participle, and I'll cry if I want to
Cry if I want to, cry if I want to
You would cry too if it happened to you

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5 comments:

  1. This is Top 40 material. Now all we need is an album of grammatically inspired tunes. FTW!
    Adam B

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  2. Humorous. I was going to make suggest some titles, but then they all deserted me.

    Maybe we can start there then:
    Block in the Saddle Again :P

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  3. Laughing out loud this morning, Tony, laughing out loud!!!

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  4. lovely humor...
    what a marvel.
    poetry is in motion,
    keep it coming.

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