Bread and Water
I am six, sitting on the floor
With a metal spoon in my hand
Stirring water in a 13 ounce steel glass
Feeling in detention or some reprimand
Clankty clankt clankt
Mom and Dad have left us
Have run off to a foreign land
The monthly check is very late
Four hungry children feel they are mistakes
Have run off to a foreign land
The monthly check is very late
Four hungry children feel they are mistakes
Clankty clankt clankt
My beautiful, mysterious, artist sister
Takes care of us younger kids
She makes up songs for us to sing:
My beautiful, mysterious, artist sister
Takes care of us younger kids
She makes up songs for us to sing:
Clankty Clankt, Clankaty Clankt
Mix the water with the salt
Add red pepper, stir them all
Add red pepper, stir them all
Clankty Clankt, Clankaty Clankt
Clankty Clankt, Clankaty Clankt
Clankty Clankt, Clankaty Clankt
Got no money, got no food
Bread and water taste real good
Bread and water taste real good
Clankty Clankt, Clankaty Clankt
Clankty Clankt, Clankaty Clankt
by Fazeel Azeez Chauhan
2-1-02
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