Hatfield’s & McCoy’s
1878 – 1891 American lore
Bitterly feuding – a metaphor
Hatfield’s – West Virginia; the
McCoy’s – Old Kentucky region
Not quite the same anymore.
Both Manny-factured and
sold lightning white, gorilled
in the Un-Civil War
Hatfield’s wore the blue
McCoy’s were Johnny Rebs.
Feud for thought began
as a wedding plan – clans
disagreed, that be about
1873 – but over a hog
Line in the sand – damn!
Tempers escalated after a
Hatfield boy affaired with
the real McCoy girl
Rescue me party ensued
No one got screwed.
1882 came along – McCoy’s
murdered a Hatfield’s son
Was stabbed 26 times
and finished off with
a shot, but not whiskey.
By the end of feud
More than 12 members
died in their boots
Accused stood trial – denial
Descendants signed a truce.
'2008'
poem by Robert Sheridan
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Happy Forth of July
The tents are set up and all the family arrives.
For it is the July Fourth family weekend party.
For three and sometimes four days the McCoy clan celebrates this special day.
We lay out on the pond, tell stories, set off fireworks, have campfires, play with the little cousins, have volleyball tournaments, and eat lots of food.
We always have a great time because it's just a bunch of crazy family fun.
Not only do we celebrate this special day but we celebrate our wonderful and huge family.
This is only one tradition we celebrate but we have many more.
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To me, success was not having to have a boss and not having a day job. I've been living my own version of success since the early '90s when I first got signed. I haven't had a job since then.
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Fisticuffs
They found james ambrose dead in his cell,
A gaping gash in his arm had drained him down to hell.
No one knew for sure if ambrose was his name.
They called him yankee sullivan in early days of fame.
Hed known the game of fisticuffs had always treated him right .
But no one knew the men who came and took his life that night
Hed spent some time in botany bay atoning for his sins.
He fought a bout with hammer lane and took a tainted win.
He was the hero of the bowery, a prince of lawless times.
Then was battered by the butcherman in 1849.
He knew the game of fisticuffs, he knew the game of might.
But no one knew the men who came and took his life one night.
He knew the game of fisticuffs.
Lilly and mccoy were shy of a hundred and forty pounds.
In 1842 they went a hundred and eighteen rounds.
They begged mccoy to cash it in, he said that he would not.
Got up and fought one more round then died right on the spot.
He knew the game of fisticuffs, he knew the game of fight.
But no one knew the game would come and take his life that night.
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Just do what feels right.
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I'm a neo-Luddite.
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Good Kids
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I'm full of contradictions.
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My knees are ticklish.
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You can learn so much just by doing, not by listening to anybody.
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My soul is fine, thanks.
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Having seen war, you obviously learned to hate war.
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I never really expected to win the hearts of the masses.
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I find myself a fascinating subject.
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I like visiting LA, but I wouldn't want to live there.
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The way I see it, all the popular singers are strippers.
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Yes, I'm of the old guard, liberal Republican.
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I'm not a very good advice-giver.
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My first guitar was a Gibson Challenger.
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No Haiku today
Perhaps they all ran away
Oh wait, here's one now
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The West German population would protest passionately if it knew what secret meetings between the federal chancellor, McCoy, and foreign and Nazi generals are planning.
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