Deb Seymour - Keep The Flies Off Of The Cake

Keep The Flies Off Of The Cake
© by Deborah B Seymour
debseymourmusic.com / 833-503-1331


1. Great grandpa was a cowboy, took great grandma for his wife
For fifty years you know they led a happy life
And they were celebratin’ with folks from far and near
All come to the ranch to toast the couple with good cheer

2. And the garden was a bustin’ out with all the flowers in bloom
The kitchen was a jumpin’ serving tasty barbecue
Old Joe Was an old cow hand, wanted to help out
Great grandpa took a look around then said, well, Joe, here’s how

CHORUS
Keep the flies off of the cake
This is a special party, make no mistake
We don’t want those nasty bugs down in our insides
Just keep the flies off the cake and all will be all right


3. Now Old Joe was a bit perplexed, not sure what to do
‘Cause waving both his arms around he felt like a fool
But a swatter would be messy as far as he could see
That’s when he turned around and grabbed the can of DDT

BRIDGE
Today we know things we didn’t know back then
DDT kills birds and makes chromosomes bend
Everybody ate the cake, no one thought it funny
Not my aunts & uncles nor my then teen-aged mommy

4. The years flew by, and I was born, and I turned out OK
But I still have some questions about my DNA
‘Cause instead of being a doctor, lawyer, judge, or statistician.
I turned out to be a mutant freaky folk musician.

(Yodel-lay-hee-hoo….)