ROMEO AND JULIETTE
Japanese
Version
Romeo and Juliette,
Went for noodles when they first met.
He ordered her the largest bowl,
Which pleased this kind and gentle soul.
Even though she loved this man,
He was from a different clan.
When her stomach grew large and round,
He wasn't anywhere to be found.
Her father said, "Since you can't marry,
Suggest that you do ‘hari-kari’!"
She cried, but she couldn’t be his wife,
And so, despondent, took her life.
Alas, as she lay dying on the floor,
Romeo came rushing through the door. '
Grief-stricken, he too fell on the sword.
Moral:
When you're in love, you're never bored.
HOW SAD
Miki, Miki, Miki, my
dear,
I whispered softly in her
ear;
How sad, for Miki never
heard.
My Miki simply could not
hear;
In all her life she'd never
heard,
A tender, loving spoken
word.
Copyright 2/16/07 Howard
E. Morseburg
ROMEO SMITH (IV)
High School Jock
Romeo Smith was the greatest jock in town,
He was loved by all the girls aroun'.
But Juliette Jones was his lady love,
He was as true to her as the stars above.
They went to church every Sunday morn:
Their hearts were gold, they were Christians born.
They abided by the golden rule each day,
And they lived their lives in a moral way.
But temptation drew them too close one night
And from that time forth it just seemed right,
On Sundays they were at their very best,
But their passions flamed on all the rest.
They kept well their secret, and were doing just fine,
But on Juliette's waist there was a very bad sign.
It grew slowly in size, and in the wrong place,
An obvious problem they'd soon have to face.
For this was a sin that had often been preached,
The Garden of Eden once more had been breached!
Juliette's family couldn't stand the shame,
So she left their home, to absolve them of blame.
Romeo Smith his heart broken inside,
Searched for his love o'er the whole country wide.
It was whiskey that finally done him in,
---Just one more victim of original sin! ©
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ROMEO & JULIETTA
The Georgia Peach
Romeo and Julietta,
Wed fifty years in Marietta,
But now that they are old and grey,
They barely do it twice a day.
Each night her teeth are in a glass,
She's not the same thin winsome lass.
She walks around in nightie thin,
What's now revealed is just a sin.
No wine glass filled and little sips,
No hot kisses with impassioned lips.
He'd loved her bosoms round and firm,
Once that sight could made him squirm.
Food-stained shirt and rumpled
hair,He sits there in his rocking
chair;
She's pestered him for the last hour,
It's bedtime, now go take your
show'r.
He stumbles 'round in dark of night,
Trying to find the bathroom light.
Although she tries to keep things neat,
He dribbles on the toilet seat.
He sighs and then returns to bed,
'Twas not like that when they'd first
wed.
Lying in bed she hears him snore,
Then turns her back to him once more.
Cheeks wet with tears, her heart's in
pain,
He forgot to kiss her goodnight
again!
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ROMEO & JULIETTA
The Georgia Peach
Romeo and Julietta,
Wed fifty years in Marietta,
But now that they are old and grey,
They barely do it twice a day.
Each night her teeth are in a glass,
She's not the same young winsome lass.
She walks around in nightie thin,
What's now revealed almost's a sin.
No wine glass filled and little sips,
No hot kisses with impassioned lips.
He'd loved her bosoms round and firm,
Once that sight could made him squirm.
Food-stained shirt and rumpled hair,He sits there in his
rocking chair;
She's pestered him for the last hour,
It's bedtime, now go take your show'r.
He stumbles 'round in dark of night,
Trying to find the bathroom light.
Although she tries to keep things neat,
He dribbles on the toilet seat.
He sighs and then returns to bed,
'Twas not like that when they'd first wed.
Lying in bed she hears him snore,
Then turns her back to him once more.
Cheeks wet with tears, her heart's in pain,
He forgot to kiss her goodnight
again!
ROMEO AND JULIETTE
Black Version - Philadelphia
1930s
Black Romeo and Juliette,
Bought fried chicken when first they met
They sat upon the front door stoop,
Stained white from all the pigeon poop.
He talked about his boyhood dream,
She looked at him, her eyes
agleam.
This was the kind of guy she'd love
One day he asked her to be his bride,
He'd always be there by her side.
She kissed him then, said one word "Yes."
The road ahead led to progress.
Those were the times we called Jim Crow
His enlistment said he was a negro.
He went to war, he came home lame,
With medals, honor, wartime fame.
She gave him all her love and care,
For still that dream which both did share,
Not one thing could deter his plan,
And Juliette stood by her man,
If you want jobs, then go to college
To get somewhere, it takes knowledge,
Success in business, and in life
Always by his side stood his wife.
They never lost sight of his plan,
She never doubted of her man.
From ambition came wealth and fame
They never lost sight whence they came
They're far away from that front stoop,
Now he keeps his pigions in a coop.
When he lets them out each day to fly,
It's a lesson he sees there in the sky.
Four kids through college was their plan,
Juliette stood there by her man,
When each one wore that tassled cap,
They moved to their old neighborhood
It now was time to do some good
He now teaches at this old school,
And stresses there the Golden Rule.
It's not the color of your skin,
You''ve got to have the will to win.
With hard work, a sense of value
There's nothing , son, you cannot do!
(a work in progress
2/16/07)
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