ERBzine 8027: A BOY NAMED BOY ~ Poem by John Martin

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Volume 8027

THE ERB POETRY OF JOHN MARTIN

A BOY NAMED BOY
(with apologies to Johnny Cash and Shel Silverstein)

...

Well I left home when I was grown

And set out to wander on my own

And find me some lost land people I could annoy;

Tarzan and Jane said "Good luck, kid,"

But the worst thing that they ever did,

Was when I was young they went and named me "Boy."

...

Well it got lots of laughs from lots of chimps,

Cause the name of "Boy" is just for wimps,

So sometimes the folks eased off and called me "Jack."

But I went out killed me a lion or two,

A panther, a croc and a fat gnu

And earned me the great ape moniker of "Korak."

...

One day I rescued this young gal

From an Arab slaver who wanted to sell

Her to a Kur businessman from the planet Gor;

And after we hung out for awhile,

I noticed she had such a pretty smile

That I asked her to be my love forevermore.

...

So we settled down and then one day,

We went back to Mom and Dad's to stay,

And the first thing I heard was Tarzan callin' me "Boy."

Well, Meriem laughed and I got red,

And I wished that I could just drop dead,

And felt like runnin' away to Illinois!

...

So now I prowl the jungle alone,

While Meriem and Mom and Dad stay home,

And don't even come to rescue me when I slip up;

But I made one vow to Goro and friends,

That if Meriem and I ever make amends

And have a kid, I'm going to name him...

(well, if it's a girl, maybe just Sue or something)

...

Image from: https://www.comicsonthebrain.com/2019/07/26/jungle-tales-johnny-cash/

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