I got a job now Runnin' an elevator In the Dennison Hotel in Jersey, Job aint no good though. No money around. Jobs are just chances Like everything else. Maybe a little luck now, Maybe not. Maybe a good job sometimes: Step out o' the barrel, boy. Two new suits an' A woman to sleep with. Maybe no luck for a long time. Only the elevators Goin' up an' down, Up an' down, Or somebody else's shoes To shine, Or greasy pots in a dirty kitchen. I been runnin' this Elevator too long. Guess I'll quit now. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...TAM O' SHANTER by ROBERT BURNS FOR LOVE'S SAKE, KISS ME ONCE AGAIN! by BEN JONSON SUICIDE IN THE TRENCHES by SIEGFRIED SASSOON INDIFFERENCE by GEOFFREY ANKETELL STUDDERT-KENNEDY IN THE FOREST by ELINOR PETERSON ALLEN |