It's been a few days now, and Noreen the possum seems finally to have given up trying to get back home - inside the roof. Each day I have climbed that ladder and dealt with the damage. I have had to use metal plates; she was making mince-meat of the softwood. "Possum" should be a simile for for "determined". However I think she has finally accepted the inevitable. Coming soon: Possum pictures.
Waited until the possum was out. Sighted her in the tree. Up the ladder and screwed the board lightly in. Next day I discovered she had wrecked her way back in, forcing the board aside. Tough as.
I was born in the wagon of a travellin show
My mama used to dance for the money theyd throw
Papa would do whatever he could
Preach a little gospel, sell a couple bottles of doctor good
Chorus
Gypsys, tramps, and thieves
Wed hear it from the people of the town
Theyd call us gypsys, tramps, and thieves
But every night all the men would come around
And lay their money down
Picked up a boy just south of mobile
Gave him a ride, filled him with a hot meal
I was sixteen, he was twenty-one
Rode with us to memphis
And papa woulda shot him if he knew what hed done
Chorus
I never had schoolin but he taught me well
With his smooth southern style
Three months later Im a gal in trouble
And I havent seen him for a while, uh-huh
I havent seen him for a while, uh-huh
She was born in the wagon of a travellin show
Her mama had to dance for the money theyd throw
Grandpad do whatever he could
Preach a little gospel, sell a couple bottles of doctor good
Chorus chorus fades
A walking question mark