Kemptville or Bedell?
South of Ottawa, not Ficko!
Past Manotick and Greely
Beneath Enniskerry, Carsonby and Kars
Is a smallish place called Kemptville
Where the people dream of riding
On the Rideau
In the summer
When it's warm
Away from all the nonsense
That is Ottawa and Hull
Where politicians argue non-stop
About it all
The old folks, out of boredom
Discuss the importance of the boundaries
Do you live in Kemptville or Bedell?
And should a wayward Senator
Get confused and end up lost somehow
Where 43 and 44 intersect the town
You can bet he'll be directed
By some oldster on the Rideau
Towards the water
On fair Prescott
Farther down
So just remember if you go there
And your job is somehow tethered
To the windbags that live north of this small town
Say nothing! Do not speak!
Or you'll not last out the week
'Cause they'll take you to the river
To be drowned!
- copyright 2007, Murphy
South of Ottawa, not Ficko!
Past Manotick and Greely
Beneath Enniskerry, Carsonby and Kars
Is a smallish place called Kemptville
Where the people dream of riding
On the Rideau
In the summer
When it's warm
Away from all the nonsense
That is Ottawa and Hull
Where politicians argue non-stop
About it all
The old folks, out of boredom
Discuss the importance of the boundaries
Do you live in Kemptville or Bedell?
And should a wayward Senator
Get confused and end up lost somehow
Where 43 and 44 intersect the town
You can bet he'll be directed
By some oldster on the Rideau
Towards the water
On fair Prescott
Farther down
So just remember if you go there
And your job is somehow tethered
To the windbags that live north of this small town
Say nothing! Do not speak!
Or you'll not last out the week
'Cause they'll take you to the river
To be drowned!
- copyright 2007, Murphy
