We hear you are building a new home
in Tennessee or someplace like that.
Sort of an Ark to be used when
California falls into the sea
of red ink.
Whatever else, build lots
of closets for your sweaters
and wall space for Kitty's art.
And be sure there is a big veranda where
you can sit on your
Tennessee Rockin' horse
or have that waltz.
Have that veranda face west
so you can pick up the blues
on the Memphis winds.
In that Magnolia shaded spot
you can sit someday
and watch the
sun set in the west.
You can say goodnight
to Davis by lifting your glass of
Cumberland moonshine
sippin' juice.
And the geography
you left behind will
make the move east much easier.
Believe us the land
of Elvis, Davy and York
is better haunted than California
with its Marilyn and John Wayne.
Scopes,
another famous Tennessee ghost,
beat the Creationist rap in '29
and made Tennessee
safe for scientists.
Perhaps you could
leave California
as a political refugee.
We could testify
that our climate
is not too safe these days.
But most of all,
as you and Kitty sit and rock
remember that
somewhere out here are
the friends you left behind.
So maybe you should get
an extra rockin' horse
and a spare bedroom
for California casualties.
Any place in Nashville
for your colleagues?
We sing, act, dance, tell terrible jokes
and write bad poetry
in addition
to all our regular professional skills.
And you know
what great cooks we are!
In addition,
we have silly hats
with price tags showing,
bib overalls
and corn cob pipes.
Surely, you can find
a place for us in
CW land.
For what value is
an Ark if there is
no fodder for
the animals saved?
Hurry and get it ready
for we are Nashville
or whereever bound.
Last one out
will turn out the lights.