CANDY IS DANDY
BUT LIQUOR IS CHEAPER
By
Chief Swift Eagle

Shame on you John Public
In your towering boxes of fear.
Long shadows create cold caverns
And ice wind freezes good cheer.

Shame on you John Public
With offspring stripped of all hope.
Shunning their elders' footsteps
Many cannot cope without dope.

Souls in exchange for money,
Sculpture of thoughts through the media.
Forty sponsors an hour
Execute minds with sheer tedia.

Fancy cars, tobacco and booze,
Assorted poisons, which do you choose?
Safe alternatives are carefully hidden.
Abstainers, alone, you make feel guilt ridden.

Shame on you John Public
Look and see what you've done.
Teenage alcoholic,
Hiding his eyes from the sun.

His young body should have good food,
But he watches the tube so sincere,
Why should he suckle from dairy
When cheaper 's the six-pack of beer?

With cheap booze he can get a high
And tempt his lady fair,
More readily than would chocolate malt,
Ice cream or éclair.

You've made the vices rather cheap
And good food quite expensive.
Shame on you John Public,
Your behavior is very offensive.

Beer is cheaper than soda or milk.
Tobacco costs less than candy.
Pool halls outnumber fountains.
Drugs are schoolyard handy.

You have a choice, John Public.
Young souls you trade for loot,
That cannot buy tomorrow.

Don't lay waste to the fruit
Of a second generation
With bright light in its eyes.

Erase your greed.

Dry mothers' tears.
Success to he who tries.

Copyright 1987 - All Rights Reserved

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