I Sing For My Supper
Copyright Leonard Richardson 2002
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I sing for my supper
An old quatrain
A quick picker-upper
Just to entertain
I sing for my supper, my supper's what I sing

When Abbot and Costello
Met Frankenstein
They chased the poor fellow 'cross the county line
I sing for my supper, my supper's what I sing

There's no sense in trying
From what I've learned
There's no sense in crying when you're badly burned
I sing for my supper, my supper's what I sing

When Laurel and Hardy
Met Frankenstein
They had a big party by the old coal mine
I sing for my supper, my supper's what I sing

A self-referential
Closing verse
It could have been better, but at least it wasn't worse
I sing for my supper, my supper's what I sing

When Amos and Andy
Met Frankenstein
He took whatever was handy and he made a sign
I sing for my supper, my supper's what I sing