Endtown by Aaron Neathery for August 30, 2013

Pollie Laneby JennerTo the tune of Penny LanePollie Lane, there is a poster with a photographThat shows the portraits of the candidates of note.And all the people who want your voteCome and tug your coat.On the corner is a gathering of ruffians.They take a passer-by and kick him on the ground.And then they walk away without a soundIn the dark terrain.Very strange.Pollie Lane is in my ears and in my eyes.War of red and blue, no compromiseIn mind, and meanwhile back inPollie Lane, there is a beaver throwing fisticuffs,Because the turkey wants a rabbit, not a bear.He wants the journalist to beat the mayor,Beat him fair and square, (trumpet solo)Pollie Lane is in my ears and in my eyes.…Politicking’s on the riseAnd growing. Meanwhile backBehind a curtain in a chamber of the hospital,The pretty waitress is a mouse upon a tray.And though she feels as if she ought to stay,She may run away.Pollie Lane, the beaver spruiks another candidate.We see the kitty take the human for a stroll.And there’s a panda hanging from a poleIn the dark terrain. Very strange,Pollie Lane is in my ears and in my eyes.War of red and blue, no compromise.Pollie Lane is in my ears and in my eyes.War of red and blue, no compromise,Pollie Lane