Burl Ives. (He might well laugh.)

Gimme Crap Corn and I don't care.

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For donkey's years I've always thought

That Burl Ives taste in corn.

Was not all that it should be

And the subject of some scorn.

But recently I realised

So very late in life.

That this, of course, was not the case

It's a song of work and strife.

So now I've a new interest

Correcting my misthought.

Just shows no matter how old you are

There's still a lot to sort.

If you're housebound and poorly

And don't know what to do?

Research yourself a misthought,

To take your mind of YOU.

[sassy59]

Brilliant Don! Brought a smile 😃 xxxxx

[lizzyw]

Thanks Don ,a chuckle in the morning is a good start to the day . I think we’ve all misheard certain words in songs which has given them new and sometimes hilarious meaning 😊.

[Hidden in reply to lizzyw]

I was glad to find that I am not alone.

amiright.com/misheard/song/...

[lizzyw in reply to Hidden]

Thankyou for pointing me in the right direction . I just had a brief look at that site and I’ll be laughing all day 😀

[Katinka46]

Yup. Everyone has plenty of ‘misthoughts’. Did you make that word up?

Quote from a John Maynard Keynes:

“The difficulty lies not so much in developing new ideas as in escaping from old ones.”

Hmmm..... too many doctors have been stuck with old ideas on my case. Getting them to adjust their ‘misthoughts’ will be a Herculean task.

[Hidden in reply to Katinka46]

I thought I had invented a new word, but it's in some dictionaries. 'Misspoke' is now in common use, especially by many public figures.

[Katinka46 in reply to Hidden]

Especially the orange, yellow-haired buffoon... What's-his-name?

[newlands]

I like Burl Ives caterpillar song the best ,I agree with finding things different to do that’s why I started my family. Tree and wow have I found thins out really interesting

Take Care Don

Dorothy

[Hidden in reply to newlands]

Family history is a good hobby and serves a very useful purpose for future generations. Youngsters tend to show no interest until their ancient relatives have 'kicked it' and it's too late for questions. I used to be the editor of a family history magazine many years ago.

[skischool in reply to newlands]

Wow Dorothy you put a full stop in the wrong place and it looked like you started your family for something different to do lol.sorry just being silly and i loved the'ugly bug ball' song as well,such a rich voice the man has.

Cheeky Ski's and a sleeping cat x

[newlands in reply to skischool]

Well I knew I had done that b****y predictive text I thought no one will mind ,but you caught. Me out look it’s done it again I think my fingers slip when I can barely lift them

Take care

Dorothy

[Hidden in reply to newlands]

And he calls me the group bully!! 😂

[skischool in reply to Hidden]

The first person to be slapped in jail by the punctuation police would be me.....lol

[newlands in reply to Hidden]

That’s not on calling you a bully

[Ergendl in reply to newlands]

Like the predictive mishearing being discussed above!

[greatauntali in reply to skischool]

Glad you said it. I was thinking I had maybe left it a bit late to go down that particular route.

[newlands]

That’s good Don I spent pounds in the beginning until I found the free websites I enjoy doing it

[Polly4acre]

Really great, Don, Thanks for the laugh, Polly X

[hypercat54]

Your poems just get better and better Don xx

[Hidden in reply to hypercat54]

Perhaps it’s a gift given me to compensate for my inadequacies which no doubt Skis will be happy to point out to you. 🙄

[Hidden]

Amended lol

[WheezyAnne]

Had to think about that one a bit - must be an age thing. Child of the 60s you know, with a bad bad memory from over-medication as a child. Made me smile.

[Hidden in reply to WheezyAnne]

It was intended to make you think and even to do a bit of research to find the correct words of the song, so don't knock yourself.

[WheezyAnne in reply to Hidden]

No, once I thought about it a bit, I cottoned on.

[MoyB]

Good idea, Don. Great poem again! You've corrected a misthought for me. I always thought he sang, 'Jimmy cracks corn'. Lol! It never did make sense to me. xx Moy

[Nicholatracy]

Thanks Don 🐞

[undine]

good one don thank you xxx