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Caption: 'Til They Pull Earth's Blanket Over Me rAveNswAn
Caption: "How long
my working days they be?...
'Til they pull
earth's blanket
Over me." Poor Old Sod
Caption: Laments the poor old sod
Who only wished he could be
Among the others he would see
As he rambled along
Job to job
Down the busy streets
Of Poughkeepsie
Then followed it with a,
"Woe is me."
He followed it with a,
"Woe is me."
Caption: But then he thought of the letter
Final words from his father
Reminding him
How he now knew better
Than to lament
As the poor old sod
At least he had 'job to job's
Down the busy streets
Of Poughkeepsie
Then followed it with a
"Jobs'n family."
He followed it with a
"Jobs'n family."
Caption: This letter, always on him
It's in his pocket now
As a lesson
A reminder
And as a memory of how
It was the last thing
His father said to him
Left for him…
Gave to him
Caption: As for his father...
Caption: The earth had blanketed him
Not once, but twice
The first time
When the mine collapsed
And left him breathing
Final breaths
And writing letters
In the darkened depths
To his family
He had for the last time left
That morning
Before the fateful spark
Set off the blast
In the mine shaft
Set off the blast
In the mine shaft dark
Caption: But in his final hour
He has the paper
Has the pen
Always had them there
Always there with him
Should the moment
Present itself there
He has the sense
With just enough power
From within he pens
His final goodbyes
His final thoughts
On loves and lives
On haves and have nots
Caption: He wanted them to know
His final thoughts
Were of them
Living life
On the streets of Poughkeepsie
Then followed it with a,
“Brings a smile to me.”
Then followed it with an,
“Oh, lucky me.”
Caption: Then with the last breath
He would ever breathe
To not waste it,
But make its use worthwhile
The last bit of fuel for energy
He burned it
Putting his face in a smile
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Caption: With just enough power
From within he pens
His final goodbyes
His final thoughts
On loves and lives Poor Old Sod's Father
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