A Country Rag-A Muse 'N Toon

A Country Rag

A Muse 'N Toon

graphic: Stars and Circles Forever, oil on canvas,
Ginger Stone Studio, Jonesborough, TN

Midi music files (click to play): American Melody, Dixieland Medley, I Am What I Am

"Exercise"

by Donald Smith


The doctor told me I should exercise
And I couldn't agree with him more
So I put on a pair of walking shoes
And headed for the grocery store

It was after about a mile and a half
That I knew I had walked too far
I was tired and hungry; and out of breath
So I bought me a candy bar

The candy was good but not quite enough
To satisfy my appetite
So I bought me a foot-long hot dog
And sat down and took a bite



And then the ice cream truck came by
And I got me a triple-dip cone,
Two dreamsickles and a banana split
Then I got on the telephone

I called my wife to bring the car
I was too tired to walk anymore
Tomorrow I'll be much more rested
And can walk to the pizza store

Cartoons by Sandy Smith, Roanoke illustrator/artist, whose work is published regularly by several Virginia newspapers and television news programs. Her caricatures are featured at a website on-line. Contact the Smiths by e-mail at donsandysmith@webtv.net.

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