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May 16, 2013

"Happy Birthday, D.A. Powell!" [by Anthony Madrid via Facebook]

D.A. POWELL  (5/16)

Doug Doug Doug
And we’re bouncing off the walls—
SHIFTYNIFTY turnin’ fifty
In his overalls

He’s in his overalls!
He’s in his overalls!!
Shiftynifty turnin’ fifty
In his overalls

☎

D to P and middle vowel
—Mystery of Mr Powell—
Kennedy in ’63
Can only amp the mystery

With Edison and medicine
And LOVE LOVE LOVE
We are bouncin’ off the walls 
’cuz it’s Doug Doug Doug

☎

Doug Doug Doug!!
And we’re bouncing off the walls—
SHIFTYNIFTY turnin’ fifty
In his overalls

He’s in his overalls!
He’s in his overalls!!
Shiftynifty turnin’ fifty
In his overalls

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Posted by on May 16, 2013 at 02:27 AM in Birthday Poems |

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