
He Reeled Me In
Copyright (c) 2006 John Christopher Haddox and Perfer's Own Publishing
Did that nose come with the glasses, that barker said to me
I pulled my kids real close and I walked on by
Then I got jacked up on funnel cakes and said let’s go and see
If your old man still has an arm and has an eye
Oh, Lord he got me—he reeled me in
He cast that bait right in front of me, and then
He watched me make a pass, then he watched me circle round again
Then he set that hook—and he reeled me in
He smiled when he saw me coming and said let’s make a deal
You buy six balls, I’ll throw in four, that’ll make it ten
Then he held up this big panda bear and he looked right at my kids
And said with balls like your dad’s got, how can he not win
Well I grabbed my balls and I cleared my throat , made a little space
I wound up real big and let that first one fly
And my daughter stared crying, and my son just hid his face
When the last one, like the first nine, came up dry
And that carnie feigned some sympathy, offered this advice
Man, it helps to aim for what you’re trying to hit
Then his lips curled into an evil grin, and he knew he’d caught me twice
When I peeled three more twenties from my clip
Now up and down the midway they were watching one and all
And an eerie silence settled on the place
But I focused like a laser and on every target saw
A picture of that carnies smirking face
And I finally threw a money ball and that bear was mine to take
My kids were proud to call me dad again
But the wife was none too happy when learned I’d paid that snake
Eighty bucks when I coulda’ just bought us two for ten