If Sam Axe Died and Unions: A Parody of Drowning Pool’s Song, “Bodies”

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Sam Axe

If Sam Axe Died

If Sam Axe died

on USA’s intense dramatic show,

I would have cried

for a character I always wanted to know,

and Burn Notice would have sighed

a sweet but bitter good-bye

to the beer-guzzling guy,

whose story would now lie

six feet deep under the brilliant blue sky.

Good-bye, Sam Axe, good-bye

for all this time that had to fly

to the possible end of a great show

and to remember a character

that I always wanted to know.

unions

Unions

Let the unions hit the floor
Let the unions hit the floor
Let the unions hit the floor
Let the unions hit the… floor
Privatized why for (why for)
Can’t the rich stop taking more
(here we go, here we go, here we go)

One – Nothing wrong with state jobs
Two – Nothing wrong with state jobs
Three – Nothing wrong with state jobs
Four – Nothing wrong with state jobs

One – Someone’s got to give
Two – Someone’s got to give
Three – Someone’s got to give
Now

Let the unions hit the floor
Let the unions hit the floor
Let the unions hit the floor
Let the unions hit the floor
Let the unions hit the floor
Let the unions hit the floor
(Now)

Recession begins again (again)
Unemployment’s my best friend
(here we go, here we go, here we go)

One – Nothing wrong with state jobs
Two – Nothing wrong with state jobs
Three – Nothing wrong with state jobs
Four – Nothing wrong with state jobs

One – Someone’s got to give
Two – Someone’s got to give
Three – Someone’s got to give
Now

Let the unions hit the floor
Let the unions hit the floor
Let the unions hit the floor
Let the unions hit the floor
Let the unions hit the floor
Let the unions hit the floor

Side by side, we stand strong
You’re all worried now but you’re not alone
Jobs are slipping but we’re still here
Driven by fate not to be consumed by fear

Let the unions hit the floor
Let the unions hit the floor
Let the unions hit the floor
Let the unions hit the floor

One – Nothing wrong with state jobs
Two – Nothing wrong with state jobs
Three – Nothing wrong with state jobs
Four – Nothing wrong with state jobs

One – Someone’s got to give
Two – Someone’s got to give
Three – Someone’s got to give
Now

Let the unions hit the floor
Let the unions hit the floor
Let the unions hit the floor
Let the unions hit the floor
Let the unions hit the floor
Let the unions hit the floor

 

Melissa R. Mendelson is a published short story author and a self-published poet, whose work has been featured in The Outreach for Breast Health Foundation’s Anthology: Beyond Memories, Names in a Jar: A Collection of Poetry by 100 Contemporary American Poets, and Espresso Fiction: A Collection of Flash Fiction for the Average Joe.

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