Zamu

Zamu

Stanzas	8
Lines	3/stanza = 24 lines
Syllable/Words	Alternate 8 syllables then 13 syllables/line
Rhymes	2
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Blues Sistah’—unrhymed version

1              Went to Chicago for a trip,

                Drove down Wacker Drive wantin’ a twenty car pile up,

                The kids with me, thought I was crazy.

                I even took a picture of the Wacker Drive sign.

5              Lookin’ everywhere for Elwood

                To drive past with Jake in the passenger seat, grinning.

                As we were driving in the city

                On our first night, a sax-man was a’ blowin’ his horn

                Standin’ on a corner, no cares.

10           On the 103^rd floor of the great Sears Tower

                Looking out at the Hancock Building

                I kept picturing a Pinto floating through the sky.

                Let out a squeal at another sign,

                Take the next exit to go to Joliet prison.

15           Jake, baby, hang out there for me.

                Took the El’ from Skokie to down town Chicago to shop,

                Rolling through a bunch of stations

                Wondering when a building would blow up by rocket.

               

                I could just imagine a cop car

20           Chasing Jake ‘n Elwood  ‘round and around,

                As I went about my shopping.

               

                At Midway Airport on the way home the kids found a great mockup,

                Jake ‘n Elwood singin’ their bit.

                I bought the glasses ‘n hat, and next Halloween I’ll be a Blues Sistah’.