A pompous little braggart
A Witch of Wiccan ways
A Scotsman named McTaggart
(For only seven days)
A thieving set of sisters
A sleeper on the job
A pair of draft resisters
A Veteran (name of Bob)
A deaf mute who was handy
We trained him very well
A simple guy named Andy
(He gave the others Hell)
A wizened Lithuanian
(My very best of friends)
An honourable Ukrainian
Who met his end of ends
A boss who had a fat cigar
And always wore a suit
The guy who drove a pizza car
And made a lotta loot
Supervisors on the floor
Whose jobs went to their heads
And one who cared a little more
And trained us well instead
A manager like Captain Queeg
Who watched the small details
While grander things and needy deeds
Above his head would sail
A quiet girl (Armenian)
We hired as a clerk
The work she did was menial
The coffee she would perk
The worth she had was very clear
And better jobs she got
”Twas noted that she had no peer
And limits had she not
A union boss named Thomas
A biker dude was he
If crossed, he’d make a promise
Afraid, you’d better be
At last, there was a family man
His Christian name was Mark
His wife and kids had brought their van
To get him, after dark
But home they didn’t reach that night
They met a different fate
A drunken driver killed their light
And now they are but Late.
6 responses to “Working class heroes”
Great post, Lee!
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Thanks, Mackenzie!
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Nicely done…enjoyed it.
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Thank you. All true, or most of it.
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Nice write-up ✌
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Thank you.
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