-- Alone Never Again --

By John Herlihy

Who fetched me down so low

With me afloatin’ there so high

Who thought to be in the know

As I made my way on the sly

Who pushed forward for more

When I had more than enough

Who done cried out to implore

With my life tangled in the rough

Who kept me lingerin’ behind

When I should be movin’ on quick

Who whispered things to me unkind

Things enough to make me feel sick

Who gave me a heap of trouble

As I just went about my way

Who left me sunk in the rubble

With nothing left for me to say

Why am I sometimes ornery

About the things that I do

Why do I oftentimes sound corny

When I should recite all I knew

Who told me to do that wrong

When I knew all along what was right

Who had me sing that desperate song

All through the weary hours of the night

One said: I done some doctorin’ in my time

Lay on of hands and hopin’ a cure to be all mine

You:: finger-puppets, actor, tragedy, you know

Singing the alphabet to kids, to help them grow

That’s about my whole yarn, I heard yourn

The other looked around the barn, feeling torn

Let’s team up together, we’d make a good duo

Alone on our own, we’d just flounder around solo

And so the two hobos went on their merry way

Wondering all about who done did what and when

Still wondering, still questioning, having a lot to say

But now having a friend to answer, alone never again

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(c) John Herlihy 8 April 2019