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~Father McRigby

 
 
 
 
 

 


 

 

(Sing along with orig. Beatle's tune)

 

Look at all the unsaved people...
    All the unsaved people...

Leanor Rigsby prays for the souls of the lost where a drive-by has been.
The shot was so clean.
She's crying inside, and she don't know if she can live life any more.
She slams the door.

All the unsaved people.
Where will they all go?
All the unsaved people.
Are they still writing poems?

Kensie McFather puts out his Marlboro when her confession is done.
No one has won.
Learns as he hustles.
Counting each penny that he's stolen from the plate.
Is it too late?
All the unsaved people.
Where will they all go?
All the unsaved people.
Are they still writing poems?

Yo, all the unsaved people...
All the unsaved people...

Leanor Rigsby went down to the lake to hear the new baptism song.
Held under too long.
Kensie McFather dries off his hands on a towel from the Harlem Hotel.
He'll rot in Hell.

All the unsaved people.
Where will they all go?
All the unsaved people.
Are they still writing poems?

 

Yo, all the unsaved people...
All the unsaved people...

 

Author notes

Poem/lyrics directly inspired by The Beatles and Emmyb!

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  • DogFish silver member
    April 11
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    ...now that's brash, sassy and rocks!


    • redbarchettadrive gold member
      April 11
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      Thanks so much DogFish!
      I was feeding people in the nursing home this evening after the tornado warning here in Knoxville, and The Guess Who was on singing,"Undone."
      I asked a nurse if she knew where they were from. She had no clue! CANADA! DA!
      I sort of like music, so I always ask people music trivia. Ever meet any musicians yourself? I met Little Texas and the man that plays the violin for Kansas! That was pretty cool!
      http://allpoetry.com/group/show/Classic%20Rock%20Poetry


      • DogFish silver member
        April 11
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        The The Guess Who? "Undone"?...Now there is an oldie! I suppose, given the title, it may be appropriate after a tornado has turned everything upside down!
        I've not met any well known singers too close up, "R1", other than in a concert hall- and even then not that often...saw Grand Funk and Edgar Winter in my younger days ;my daughter (aka "vaseline" on AP) and I saw the Dixie Chicks a year or so back and this week we're going to see Neko Case.
        If you like the Guess Who type in "Listen to CBC" on Saturday night on your computer- at 7am Randy Bachman, one of their original members has a two hour radio show and he plays a lot of excellent music!
        Thanks for the invitation to your group; I'll check it out!


  • maralisa silver member
    April 4
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    a nice take on the song good luckin the contestmaralisa


  • Emmyb gold member
    April 4

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    a very good take on the song - oh yes - I was certainly singing your poetry!

    nice work!!!!


    Emm

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