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SKINNY MULLIGAN
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They call me Skinny Mulligan
And that's just fine with me.
Because my name IS Mulligan
And I'm skinny as a tree.
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Not an Oak or a Redwood tall
A grand Chestnut tree or such.
More a Willow, branch or sprig
So really not so much.
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It's not so bad you will agree
My parents made excuses.
My first name, as it's given me
They COULD call me Doofus Rufus.
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Skinny Mulligan
I had a friend, growing up, with the last name of Mulligan. And he WAS skinny, as were we all.
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I'm not sure why I chose to write a poem using his name. But I doubt he'd mind.
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Besides, as an adult, he's not the sort of man that would EVER read a kid's poem.
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