Stack O’ Lee said, “Jailer,
“Oh Jailer, I can’t sleep.
“Round my bedside,
“Billy de Lyons began to creep.”
Four straight days at the Y.
Third day, I did the body pump,
letting me know the reason why
I ever wanted to be a guy
who scans-in eight times a month.
I did four straight days at the Y
at the start of August too—getting high
on endorphins. The Y’s not the dump
it used to be—
a completely new facility, near Fairview and University
(I wonder where they got the funds).
And here I’m doing four straight days at the Y
again at August’s close. I was a sight to see,
skipping up to the hoop in one big jump,
but today I’m being told the reason why—
with chatterings and sweats like Stack O’ Lee
hearing the footsteps of ol’ Billy de Lump!
Four straight days at the Y,
letting me know the reason why.
