Told the shrink, I once knew a man.<\/p>\n
To get rich was his masterplan.<\/p>\n
I\u2019ll rob a bank, oh yes, I can.<\/p>\n
So to better understand,<\/p>\n
And get a lay of the land,<\/p>\n
Off he went, big gun in hand.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
He really didn\u2019t think it through.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Your money or your life, he told the teller,<\/p>\n
You better not mess with me, I\u2019m a nasty feller,<\/p>\n
And if you think you wanna beller,<\/p>\n
I\u2019ll pull this trigger, don\u2019t think I\u2019m yeller.<\/p>\n
In his face she laughed, you aren\u2019t so stellar,<\/p>\n
Have you been living in a wine cellar?<\/p>\n
Or are you just a basement dweller?<\/p>\n
It\u2019s \u201ci\u201d before \u201ce\u201d in \u201cKeep quiet\u201d, you bad speller!<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
He really didn\u2019t think it through.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
I have a gun, and she doesn\u2019t care?<\/p>\n
My plan didn\u2019t work, she called my dare!<\/p>\n
He ranted and raved and shouted, \u201cBeware!\u201d,<\/p>\n
Waving his big gun all around in the air,<\/p>\n
The cops just put two in him, to his despair,<\/p>\n
And his last thought was, life\u2019s so bloody unfair!<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
He really didn\u2019t think it through.<\/p>\n
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\u00a9 2020 S Phua<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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