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THE ANTI-HAPPY BIRTHDAY RAG

A is for…

Asinine,

Aggravating,

Abusive,

and

A---slash---Es.

S is for…

Stubborn,

Silly,

Sicko

and

STUPID!

C is for…

Conniving,

Cutthroat,

Clueless

and

Crumbs.

A is for…

Acrimonious,

Airs,

Aimless,

and

Avaricious.

P is for…

Petulant,

Pigheaded,

Prejudiced,

and

Pompous.

And all that stands for a certain high-falutin organization

That always forgets that it was its own intransigence’

and petty narrow-mindedness

That helped to give birth to its main competition.

They still haven’t learned;

They even have the gall

To crack down on one for the heinous crime

Of singing a Happy Birthday.

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by Garrett Murphy

Thursday, July 17, 2008

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This was written in part to the Amadou Diallo verdict, but has received renewed relevance in light of the Sean Bell verdict and of a recent U.S. Supreme Court verdict...

OPEN SEASON (NYPD Verdict Blues)

Hurry hurry hurry

Step right up and get your black man while it’s hot

So hurry hurry hurry

It’s Open Season on all black men!

The New York courts have cleared the way

Consisting of the purest breed of the land

With a little sugar from their own

Whose film doc of ref was the color of violet

Now hurry hurry hurry

You must not miss this opportunity.

Whole heart shot off wins special prize

Whole brain shot off wins bonus prize

Whole bod shot off in less than forty-one

Wins SUPER BONUS JUMBO prize!

Who wants to see a million dead!

Get them good while the market is hot,

Be first on your block to kill a black male,

Let your home be the first with your black head mount,

‘cuz ya never know when some pesky court somewhere

will put a kill on all the joy

so hurry hurry hurry

get your black man while it’s hot

so hurry hurry hurry

get it before you get too smart.

GUM=BRAINS

Gum-gum-gum---a typical ideal.

Joins Mommy, Daddy, country and apple pie

Then there’s brain---look bad but work fine in

Often disown by our friendly et cets.

Come one come all whether like it or not.

See buck teeth, slobby tongue, colorful useless.

Hear pig snort, crackle-pop, womb-hunting gurgle.

All mouth and no work make life juicy fruit.

So sweet and so tasty it is so much,

Not like the matter so gray it’s a bother.

So in our sweet need for short-term status,

Chew up and spit out this pain called brain.