Ghost Weekend

Edmund and Darlene spend three nights in Carl Ghost Town

Rumor says that on Main Street lives a scary ghoulish clown

Ed and Darl brought a very small tent

The rooms at the old saloon are too expensive to rent

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Plenty visit but no one lives there

It’s for only the ghost clown who rules his lair

There’s also a tale of buried ghost treasure

To find silver and gold would give Ed and Darl real pleasure

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It’s Saturday night and the Ghost doesn’t find them

So they get lots of sleep – some good REM.

Ed and Darl wish they had a giant RV

The walls would be solid – it would be so groovy

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Their last night there they splurge on a room

They have no premonition of gloom and doom

At midnight they hear the rattling of chains

But it could their imaginations – their overactive brains

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They stay up awhile and read poetry to each other

They hide under the covers but each the other doesn’t smother

The rattling of big chains soon does stop

But Ed and Darl hear moans – will the clown their heads lop?

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But it seems Ghost Clown loves Baudelaire

So some poems with him Ed and Darl do share

Clown says his name is Charlie McShane

His time as a ghoul will soon be on the wane

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He tells husband and wife they can’t see his face

He’s invisible and fast – away he can race

The old sheriff’s ghost is looking for Charlie

He listens for reggae – Charlie likes Bob Marley

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But Charlie plays his favorite tunes low

And when he listens he drinks his bourbon real slow

Then Charlie tells them it’s time for him to go

He says have a safe trip home – I hope you liked my show

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