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Heads or Tails

from Call Me Ishmael; volume 4 by Patrick Shea

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Chapter 90: Heads or Tails

Heads I win, and tails you lose,
I will take your whale if I so choose,
And if that peasant he should whine,
Papa king claims rights divine!

Heads I win, and tails you lose,
Cry to clergyman from weathered pews,
And if that clergyman should write,
Papa's got law on his side.

The king gets the head and the queen gets the tail
And there's naught in the middle in the whole of the whale.
Complain if you wish, and beg if you dare --
The king's law is always fair.

Heads I win, and tails you lose,
What a backward land when monarchs rule,
And I guess those peasants there resigned,
'Cause they don't demand what's thine!

The king gets the head and the queen gets the tail
And there's naught in the middle in the whole of the whale.
Complain if you wish, and beg if you dare --
The king's law is always fair.

© and ℗ 2010 Patrick Shea

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from Call Me Ishmael; volume 4, released January 1, 2010

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Patrick Shea Brooklyn, New York

Patrick is a nerd, a book lover, a math afficianado, an Ishmael, and an Ahab. He lives in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn with his wife and two daughters. He grew up in Portland, OR; and has also lived in Grinnell, IA (for college); and Austin, TX.

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