ride on a trolley car

Being a senior in high school we get to attend our Senior Ball at the end of the year. In excitement we decided to rent a red trolley this year instead of a limo, great idea. Well after pulling together the 20+ people needed to rent the trolley we learned that it was already rented for the night of our ball. Major Disappointment.

One fine day

when I was hardly more ‘n a lad,

I hitched a ride to New Orleans.

Then, after a night at the shelter

north of Canal, I did go

over to the nice neighbourhood

where is a trolley.

I think

the street was…

Ponchartrain

or maybe it was Ponchitoulas

or maybe it was Tchopitoulas.

Anyway,

I took the trolley

whether it was

the streetcar named Desire,

or whether it was the one which rolls

to Cemeteries,

I dinna remember.

No I don’t

because

I drank

to gawdamn much.

Sorry.