In My Other Life

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In my other life, as an ice cream man -

The kids all loved me, though their parents couldn’t stand

how I’d come on by in the heat with the goods.

Drive the kids crazy pushin’ cool treats through the streets

I guess some like it hot!

In my other life at the ball game -

Peddlin’ peanuts popcorn with no shame

to the youngsters with their dollars.

While the parents wince as I holler

"Your kid wants it and I gots it!"

and move on to the next aisle.

In my other life at the mall -

Workin’ the souvenir stall.

Kids would walk on by – get their attention

with new back scratching invention.

Their parents roll their eyes

as I smile worthy of Cheshire.

In my other life as a carny -

Yellin’ at suckers to win giant purple Barney’s.

Hootin’ and hollerin’ all the kids be botherin’

to get their folks to pay for the smoke

and mirrors.

In the afterlife when I’m gone -

The kids’ll come along with their praises

While their parents forget to mention

how I got there in the first place.