The Almighty Dollar

I have never made much money, Nor acquired many worldly goods. But I have had a lot of fun exploring, The rugged hills and woods. I have sat by many a campfire, In wild and lonely places. And in the leaping flames could see Myriads of tormented faces. Of people grubbing their lives away, Chasing the almighty dollar. If a single one eludes them, They set up an awful holler. Some slave and toil and till the soil, The very...

Time Payment Plan

You and your wife, led a joyful life, Until you started buying On the installment plan, but now you can Get joy from thoughts of dying. There are payments due upon the car, Also on the electric washer. Due on everything, inside and out, And the duns are getting harsher. You are a wreck, your measly check Just won’t go halfway ‘round. That pay monthly pest, won’t let you rest, ‘Till you are underground. But even then, the box...