“Mother’s Acting Strange”

Mother’s Acting Strange

Something’s just not right

Last night I saw her

Dancing on the front lawn

Beneath the pale moonlight

When I mentioned it 

This morning 

She said, ‘Don’t be silly,

I was sleeping in my room.’

But she wouldn’t look 

Me in the eye

And there were grass stains

On her shoes.

Today she picked

Me up from school

In this long black cloak

And pointy hat

You know there’s

A litter box downstairs 

And we don’t even own a cat.

Mother’s Acting Strange
I don’t know if you’ve
Noticed it or not
But she’s been cooking
Outside beneath
The willow tree
In this big black
Smoking pot.
We used to have
spaghetti and meatballs
Or maybe burgers and fries
But now it’s tongue of bat
And fenny snake
Or eye of newt surprise.
You know she says
Fathers away on business
Now when I tell you this
Don’t think I’ve gone mad
But there’s a white rat
In a cage down in the cellar
With a sign on it marked Dad.

You know, everything seems strange
Even things at school, they’re not right
You remember that kid
With the different colored eyes
Who picked on me?
It seems he’s disappeared
From sight.
His parents are frantic
And they say when his mom
Went through his room
She found a frog in a shoebox
Underneath his bed
With one brown eye
And one eye blue
When I told mother about it
She started laughing and said,
‘What a scream!’
Then she broke into a chorus
Of, “It’s Not Easy Being Green”

Mother’s Acting Strange
Even watching TV
There’s no rest
Every night it’s either
Charmed or Bewitched
She says she likes
The first Darren best.
Tonight she says she’ll be home late
And while she’s gone
I should sweep out my room
But I’ve looked all over the house
And I can’t find the broom.

Mother’s Acting Strange

Written by Rock N Roll Casey
From the album, “Strange Tales For Late At Night”
listen to the audio version HERE
Copyright 2010 by Casey Redmond

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