Monday, October 10, 2022

I Never Want to Hear a Child Made to Sing Cohen's "Hallelujah" Ever Again poem

Lawrence Hall

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I Never Want to Hear a Child Made to Sing Cohen’s “Hallelujah” Ever Again

 

Our first contestant will sing “Hallelujah”

After taking ten minutes for exposition

About what it meant to her granny

And she knows Granny’s in Heaven listening

 

Audience, you are obligated to cry

 

Our next contestant will sing “Hallelujah”

After taking ten minutes for exposition

About what it meant to his ol’ pop

And he knows Pop’s in Heaven listening

 

Audience, you are obligated to cry

 

Our third contestant will sing “Hallelujah”

After taking ten minutes for exposition

About what it meant to her cat Fluffy

And she knows Fluffy’s in Heaven listening

 

Audience, you are obligated to cry

 

Our fourth contestant will sing “Hallelujah”

After taking ten minutes for exposition

About what it meant to his big brother

And he knows his brother is in Heaven listening

 

Audience, you are obligated to cry

 

And the winner is…“Hallelujah!”

And in each listener there is a secret cry:

“Cohen, why are you doing this to us!”


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