Richard's Poor Almanac by Richard Thompson for December 26, 2016
Transcript:
urban folksong sing-along page brand new old-time traditional down-home songs with a modern sound! big jean-henri big jean-henri was a pepper-grindin' man. grindin' that fresh pepper all over the land. came over here by way of paris, france. never saw him a salad that he couldn't enhance. (chorus) grind, grind, grind that pepper! oh lordy, grind that pepper fine! yumtumyodliyeeyiaohoachoo! yumtumyidlyoyaheetaoinshrdlu! metro lullaby ridin' the metro, feel the train sway. all of a sudden you're dozing away. heavy eyes close now, sleepy head drop. before you know it you've missed your stop. metro commuter sing lullaby. head on the window, drool on your tie. midnight will find you, sure as you please, out in the trainyard stacking up z's.
well-i-never about 8 years ago
Eyes getting heavy…
Mayor Snorkum about 8 years ago
That’s if the Metro line you take is running at all, which in D.C. is a daily tossup.
commerce1943 about 8 years ago
e-t-a-o-i-n s-h-r-d-l-u?Really?
johnnytiggs about 8 years ago
Oh there’s worse:( When the conductor screams you awake with “END OF THE LINE!!!” Then kicks you off the train in the middle of a rain storm, you hear something rustling in the bushes, in the dark and it’s coming your way:( Did I survive that night? NO FOOL, I’m writing this from my GRAVE:(
Sisyphos about 8 years ago
Falling asleep on the commuter train and missing my stop, winding up 30 miles from home, is one of my recurrent nightmares.
Help me, Jean-Henri!