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Too Much Tequila
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Too Much Tequila |
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Tim Senior Member
since 1999-06-08
Posts 1794 |
Across the border from Laredo, in a small cantina, Worked a girl, I knew her well, my ebon haired Edwina, A smile she had like a grand piano, her teeth gleemed black and white, Long braided hair grew on her back, t'was quite a hairy sight, She sang just as a meadowlark, globetrotter, not the bird, Talked only in the Spanish tongue, in English, not a word, It mattered not, for we both spoke, in the language of true love, Si, Si, Edwina, gracias, my Spanish turtle dove. We danced the night, the cha-cha-cha, as we drank tequila, With the bottle dry, we ate the worm, and did Edwina squeala, That was until that fateful night, I met Edwina's brother, When he came looking for Edwina, and me he did discover, In the arms of fair Edwina, he let out a roar, The lights went out, and when I awoke, I was on the floor, My head was in a pool of blood, my teeth were in a pile, When I looked up there stood her brother, upon his face a smile, As ugly as an elephant, as big as any rhino, He ask me if I knew his name, I said elephino, He said it's time for a gringo to die, but before you go, My name is Senor Finklestein, I thought you'd like to know, Then he reached down to pick me up, I saw the shine of glass, With a bottle, Edwina hit him, he fell on his ask Me why I up and ran, I cannot answer that, I didn't wait to think it out, I thought it best to scat, Across the border to Laredo, I ran from Finklestein, Knowing that my fair Edwina, never would be mine, I turned tail and ran away, Edwina left behind, Fearing that no truer love, I would ever find, Oh how I long, to once again, return to the small cantina, And spend the night with my true love, my Spanish fly Edwina. But by my cowardice, I never can, I've lost true love divine, I've lost Edwina, my darling dear, my Edwina Finkelstein. [This message has been edited by Tim (10-20-2002 01:08 AM).] |
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Tammy Blessing Member
since 2002-08-26
Posts 366PA |
What a lovely story!! Even though the end is sad, I still think it is an awesome write, kinda reminds me of that song...hmmm..let me think....I can't remember the name of it!!!!... I think it was by the Eagles...something about a cowboy and his lady in a cantina and how he got killed going back there to see her...he died in her arms..i'VE ALMOST got it, but it's tto late to think right now...hmmm..I'll tell the name fo the song nextg time when I've had some sleep and can thing about it.. Tammy |
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garysgirl  
since 2002-09-29
Posts 19237Florida, USA |
Tim, now this is quite a story. And you told it very well, I do say. It had a lot of rhyme. Thanks for sharing this poem. Ethel....garysgirl |
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Sunshine
Administrator
Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-25
Posts 63354Listening to every heart |
ROTFLMBO...Sir...you've been listening to Michael Martin Murphy again, haven't you? Thank you for my grand piano grin...I think I even cracked a new wrinkle over this one! |
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