Arnold

There once was a man named Arnold

who lived in Leopold.

He was a prominent banker

with lots of gold; I’m told.

 

Then one day came Bonnie and Clyde,

and Arnold got too bold.

Rat-a-tat-tat, rat-a tat-tat

was heard in Leopold.

 

The bank was robbed of all its gold

while town folk stood like poles.

Arnold grabbed the bull by the horns

and was plugged full of holes.

 

There once was a man named Arnold

buried in Leopold.

Though he was not the hero type,

he gave his life for gold.*

*Written on a napkin in Red Lobster 2008.