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Re: "Do They Know It's Columbus?" by NancyGene

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by: NancyGene - Tue, 20 Dec 2022 19:41 UTC

On Friday, December 14, 2018 at 5:20:18 PM UTC, NancyGene wrote:
> Do They Know It’s Columbus?*
> a poem and song by NancyGene
>
> You’re in Columbus, we know that you’re dismayed
> In Columbusville, there’s no light and the whole town is grayed
> In this world of no talent we spread our legs and shriek
> And play two chords to audiences of none.
>
> You break a chair, order more coffee black
> In Columbus, it’s lard, but people try hard at art
> There’s a homeless world without windows
> A pizza world of death and beer
> Where the piss is flowing
> And flop sweat glows on shirts.
>
> And the swat team shows up at Legends Bar
> To find no patrons there
> There’s just performers sprawled up on the stage.
> Sandy, Nelly, Veronica start to squall,
> Think, does Will know what soap is for at all?
>
> Need speed, weed, World!
> Greed, bleed, breed, World!
> Mislead, misread, screed World!
> Pick, Will, Dunce belong in Columbus after all.
>
>
> *With apologies to “Do They Know It's Christmas?” by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure

We have been told that this wonderful song is being played over the speakers at Walmart in Columbus, GA.

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