THE PARADE

TODAY I DRESSED AS A CLOWN

BIG FLAT FEET AND A ROUND RED NOSE

I WALKED DOWN MAIN STREET

STARTED A PARADE

A MARCHING BAND JOINED US

THEY WERE ON THE BALL

WE WAVED TO THE POLITICIANS

THEY WERE IN THE CITY HALL

WE DIDN’T HAVE A PERMIT

WE ALL HOLLARD SCREW IT

YOU CAN HAVE FUN WITHOUT PERMISSION

WE ARE THNKING OF SETTING UP A COMMISION

WE MARCHED BACK UPTOWN

DIDN’T WANT TO LET THE CROWD DOWN

WE THREW HANDFULS OF CANDY

THE CHILDRED THOUGHT THAT WAS DANDY

THE OLD TIMERS HAD BUILT A FLOAT

THEY WERE PROUD; CALLED IT THE GOAT

THEY SANG SONGS, OLD AND NEW

THE YOUNG FOLKS APPLAUDED

THEY KNEW WHAT TO DO

THE POLICE AUCTIONED OFF BIKES

FROM TEN SPEED DOWN TO TRIKES

BY NOON IT WAS HOT FROM THE SUN

WE ENDED KNOWING WE HAD HAD FUN

WE’LL DO IT AGAIN NEXT YEAR

I’M ALREADY PLANNING ON WHAT TO WEAR

STANSKI ON May 22, 2024, ^