Erma Paisley was aging and set in her ways
And had never had a serious beau
Was perfectly happy just being an old maid
Till she met Mr. Herbert J. Boudreaux
He was the new clerk at the butcher shop
Erma spied him at the window display
Decided to buy herself a chicken for dinner
So she could do a little flirting that day
Six widows and spinsters were waiting
In a long line that stretched to the door
And the owner was happily smiling
To see such excitement in his store
Reckon I'll have a lot of stiff competition
Erma thought as she mumbled to herself
I'll show this whole town I've still got it
This old gal won't be left on the shelf
She invited Herbert for dinner on Sunday
It would be a whole month from today
Seems his dance card was filled up already
While the spinsters and the widows held sway
When it was finally her day to entertain him
Miss Paisley really did things up right
Then he tried to get a little too familiar
And she threw his butt out into the night
The headline on Monday told a story
Of a con man whose words dripped with honey
He got engaged to six widows and spinsters
And skipped town with all of their money
Sure glad I didn't fall for his sweet talk
Erma thought as she chuckled to herself
I'm right back where I was when I found him
Got all my money and I'm still on the shelf
Kathleen McCoy Eldridge©
November 14, 2008
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