VISITORS’
DAY AT THE NURSING HOME
by Bob Harrison
July 28, 1998
Greenfield, Indiana
Hello, Nurse, I’m here to see my cousin,
Sid,
I think his room is very close to that
of Luke the Lid.
Hi, Sid, I’m your cousin, here to see
you once agin.
Here, let me wipe that bit of dribble
from your chin.
Who’s the old guy I see that’s comin’
down the path?
I do believe that’s Myron Howard, my
God, he could use a bath!
Is that Ron Martini over there, the
one that’s tryin’ to sell his shoes?
He’s quite a sight but all those wrinkles
sure give me the blues.
Here, take this tissue, Sid, you’re
startin’ to drool once more,
Is that Roger Ramjet I see comin’ through
the door?
Where Roger is, I’m sure that old Cool
Bob is near,
I hear him now, he’s askin’ Ramjet
for a beer.
There’s Moose and Roy, boy, don’t they
look a sight!
If Roy’s here, I guess we’ll see Daisey
by tonight.
Why, there she is; what a purty sight
to see,
Shucks, she don’t look a day past seventy
three.
There’s a few more guys I hope to see
real soon,
Mike Maloney’s one and of course I
can’t forget Rankoon.
SPC is special too, and I can’t forget
old Gil,
Hey, Sid, wake up, it’s time to take
your pill.
There goes Ramjet running at full speed
across the lawn,
And here comes Cool in hot pursuit
and neither has his clothes on,
I guess that’s how it was when they
served on submarines,
Come on, Sid, let’s go before you pee
upon your jeans.
Well, it’s good to see the old gang’s
still around and doin’ well,
They’re not as spry now but everyone
of them is full of Hell,
Sid, ol’ Cuz, I’ve gotta go now, back
to my Cloud up in the sky,
Lookin’ forward to the day when all
the crew is with me by and by.