There was no shoe

There was no shoe

There was an old hag
But never a shoe
She lived in a warehouse
T’was broken down too

She had cats and dogs
That she used in her stew
And drank liver oil
Her mother’s home brew

There were hordes of children
That worked in her yard
She would torture and scare them
And hit them real hard

She beat one eyed Betty
Until she was scarred
And burnt red haired Andy
Till his fingers were charred

They would toil in the sunshine
For hours on end
Always promising food
She did never intend

I once met ole Joey
We could have been friends
When that wicked old woman
Did suddenly ascend

All of their clothes
They were tattered and torn
She once stole a baby
It was a new born

She would punish the children
And leave them forlorn
Making the bad ones
Kneel on some dried corn

The kids were all dirty
Never bathes did they get
The windows were broken
And their beds were all wet

She would work them so hard
They would stink and would sweat
When the sun finally fell
She still wasn’t done yet

She once had a husband
But he hasn’t been seen
All they found were old cloths
Out behind “Arctic Queen”

The police did inspect them
What they found on his jeans
Was all sticky and gooey
It was dark Booger green

They always burned candles
That was their light
It shone through the windows
On cold dark scary nights

There was constant screaming
We always heard fights
I saw a boy at the library
He was learning last rites

My dad told me this story
He said it was true
So you better behave son
This could happen to you