Michael Jerling
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My Acceptance Speech
From the album Crooked Path
My Acceptance Speech ©2007 Michael Jerling As I humbly stand before you Accepting this award There’s some people I must thank I hope you won’t be bored That red haired girl back in the third grade She lent me paper from her desk I always meant to pay you back Please send me your address And of course my family made me The man I am today How I wish my folks could be here But they’ve both passed away I thank my Mom for singing alto Har-mo-ny in the car When she retired I taught her chords On her new guitar I thank my Dad for never asking Just what kind of rash I picked up in Arizona He just wired the cash My younger brothers and my sister How I lorded over them Now that I’ve won this great award It’s like we’re kids again Most of all I thank my wife Some twenty years ago We went down to City Hall Filled out all the forms The clerk asked me my occupation I said I worked at Monkey Ward’s She said no, you’re a musician My heart could hold no more I see you moving toward the exits Squirming in your seats And so I thank the few true friends Who listened to my speech
