crinkle binkle

crinkle binkle came to town and shook the whole place
with his secret recipe for bouillabaisse
with a dash of cayenne pepper and the hearts of palm
he grew and jarred himself

crinkle binkle set up shop across the cobbled road
from maxey waxey's house of frogs and toads
from an antique windup edison came bach and brahms,
caruso and ravel

and so it goes, and so it goes
that he was destined to lead the show
and no-one knows, no no-one knows
why he materialized before our eyes
then vaporized into the skies

crinkle binkle stayed for seven years and always
spoke to everyone as if they had a face
every afternoon at three o' clock, he'd call his mom
and ask if she was well

and so it goes, and so it goes
that he was destined to lead the show
and no-one knows, no no-one knows
why he materialized before our eyes
then vaporized into the skies

crinkle binkle wore a suit of many mysteries
and some believe his heart was his disease
my third cousin's uncle's friend says he returned to guam
and fashions tower bells

end.

crinkle binkle©2004 by frank caravella