I fell in the mud!
Just flat fell in it,
I am glad you weren’t around
To hear me say Aw (nuts).

It wasn’t only mud
But a big puddle of water.
That would have dried up
If it had only been hotter.

My neighbor was to blame
Because she went away
After asking me if I would
Feed her dogs twice a day

The dogs are pretty good
So I really don’t mind.
Lady Is black and white
Midnight is black and blind.

So on this Saturday afternoon
I went to her backyard gate
The dogs were waiting for me
Because I really was pretty late.

They knew what was in the pans
As I had done this before.
They were jumping up and down
Just inside the fence door.

Back! Back! I hollered at them both.
Get off! Don't jump on me!
Good dog, Lady! Get the hell away!
Midnight, I sure wish you could see.

I finally got the gate open
And pushed my way inside.
Her back yard was mostly mud
Because the dogs are never tied.

Well, as I said, I slipped.
On some slippery mud.
And fell almost face down
In the dirty crud.

Laugh. I thought I would die.
As I lay there in that ugly goo.
The really funny part was
That I had lost a shoe.

So here Ilayin the mess
Without a shoe but hand held high.
For if I had spilled the doggies food
I know that I would have had a cry.

A shoe I lost, but not a pan.
Their food was still inside.
So I hobbled to their dishes
With nothing hurt but pride.

The washing machine and a shower
Took care of the wet and dirt.
I guess I was really lucky
Not to have been hurt.

The rain is over now
And the water is almost gone.
Only seven more times I go there
At dusk and crack of dawn.

jhs