Author - Jimmie the Wad & Spud
Submitted By -A LINEMAN'S DREAM
Once a lineman lay home a-sleepin,
Through his 'ol bean a dream came a-creepin
Of a fabulous land of milk and honey
Where everyone knew that he earned his money.
He dreamed that a man on his line
Came to him and said "My service is fine."
And of a lady who didn't complain
When her lights were knocked out in the wind and rain.
He dreamed that folks were prompt to call
Whenever they saw a wire break and fall
And were not afraid to wear old shoes
To go out and check their own main fuse.
He dreamed that during the hunting season
That all of the boys would use some reason
Shooting only at birds instead of the glass
Giving the juice a chance to pass.
And as this dream went through his head,
The phone bell jerked him out of his bed
A voice came over the line and said,
"Come out and work, we've got primary dead!"
E.A. Cooper 1935
submitted by Jimmie the Wad & Spud