Excerpts
Picture a Cowboy.
Slipped on a boulder, bashed in his head
Blood on the saddle, blood on the sand
Great big blobs of blood all around.
Picture a pilot flying his plane
Flew into mountain, bashed in his brain
Blood on the fuselage, blood on the ground
Great big blobs of blood all around,
Picture a hunter so big and brave
Tripped on a lion and there was nothing to save
Blood on the bushes, blood on the ground
Great big blobs of blood all around.
Picture a woodcutter cutting a tree
Slipped on his saw and mangled his knee
Blood on the timber, blood on the ground
Great big blobs of blood all around.
Picture a policeman all dressed in blue
‘Long came a semi and ran over his shoe
Blood on the roadway, blood on the ground
Great big blobs of blood all around.
Picture Akela shaving in bed
Slipped with the razor, cut off his head
Blood on the pillow, blood on the floor
Great big blobs of blood all around.
— “Scout Songs”
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I’m almost certain I wouldn’t have ended up studying literature were it not for summer camp.
solid link placement. (+ images and tags)
thanksa books, you know some these prince writings might be worth repeating http://www.richardprince.com/writings
nice, i hadn’t seen any of those writings. awesome resource. i’ve been staring at these two lately (due to proximity)