July 1800 – Frank Nicolas

The Reckoning

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They were all taught with the Bible in hand Raised to praise, or at least to pretend Their ways set in stone and the Lord upon their throne When Satan came marching in They were all taught that the war was their place Glory to the harbingers of an empire of peace With tanks and planes and drums and guns and dreams of an ideal world Satan came marching in They were all taught that the cardinal sins Would lead them to ruin and yet they let them in To feed their hungry young or just to love and have......

The Blood Of A Tax-Paying Man

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Frank Nicolaas de Boer

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If you’re a hustler come and sell me your magic beans I’ll give you my prize cow and I’ll die beyond my means I’ll climb up to the skies and steal some golden eggs I’ll chop down that old beanstalk before the big man eats my legs I’ll live off of his money like a thief, a common crook Before the real monsters come and take half of what I took They’ll be on my doorstep with a first and final demand Give us your money and make it quick it’s for the good of all the land "Fee-fi-fo-fum, I......

Ivy On The Wall

222 years ago1 year ago

Frank Nicolaas de Boer

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I see men in suits with suitcases Struggling to get ahead Billing time on an hourly basis With one eye on the clock With one eye on the clock With one eye on the clock Inch by inch Day by day Like Ivy On The Wall Like Ivy On The Wall I see lovers’ tears roll down sad faces (their pillows) I see lover’s pillows soak up their tears Struggling to move on Longing for those sweet embraces Their pillows soaking up their tears Their pillows soaking up their tears Their pillows soaking up their tears Inch by inch Day......