Richard's Poor Almanac by Richard Thompson for March 05, 2020
March 04, 2020
March 06, 2020
Transcript:
urban folksong sing-along page 2 the johnny song o, listen to the song of johnny whose ears are big & head is scrawny. johnny: huh? in each ear he wears six rings, great ungainly silver things. johnny: hey in his nose he's also kept 'em, six more rings right through 'is septum. jingle jingle jingle jangle johnny: what? he's noisy as a tambourine, a gamelan or drum machine. johnny: man and he works two jobs i'm certain, jingle jingle johnny: you, man. "tower" clerk and shower curtain.
well-i-never almost 5 years ago
By now he’s looking for a job with Sears or Kmart.
HappyDog/ᵀʳʸ ᴮᵒᶻᵒ ⁴ ᵗʰᵉ ᶠᵘⁿ ᵒᶠ ᶦᵗ Premium Member almost 5 years ago
What kind of job is a “Tower” Clerk?
Teto85 Premium Member almost 5 years ago
And each ring is a different colour.
HappyDog/ᵀʳʸ ᴮᵒᶻᵒ ⁴ ᵗʰᵉ ᶠᵘⁿ ᵒᶠ ᶦᵗ Premium Member almost 5 years ago
A job as a shower curtain conjures up all kinds of strange thoughts. Thanks, Richard, but that would be a stretch.
chromosome Premium Member almost 5 years ago
Reminds me of Pierce, in the Zits comic.
Sisyphos almost 5 years ago
Johnny Jingle Jangle could be a sideman to a one-man band….