FENCES

WE HAVE A FENCE SURROUNDING OUR BACKYARD

IT'S THERE TO KEEP THE ROWDY NEIGHBORS OUT

MY DOG STAYS IN AND DOESN'T BOTHER THEM

IT DOES A GOOD JOB 

MY NEIGHBORS HAVE A FENCE TO CONTAIN THEIR PARTIES

BUT I DO HEAR THIER BAD KARAOKE SOMETIMES

I LIKE PEOPLE TO HAVE FUN BUT NOT AFTER 11

THE FENCE DOESN'T HELP MUCH THERE

THE OTHER NEIGHBORS HAVE A POOL

AND BY LAW THEY HAVE TO HAVE A FENCE.

I'M GLAD BECAUSE I DON'T WANT THE PARTY 

CROSSING MY BACKYARD FOR A LATE NIGHT DRUNKEN SWIM

WE HAVE SIX NEIGHBORS THE FENCE SEPARATES;

A MEXICAN FAMILY, A BATCHELOR, A BLACK FAMILY,

THE POOL PEOPLE, A VACANT HOUSE AND AN ELDERLY COUPLE

WITH CHICKENS.  WE TRADE ORANGES FOR EGGS.

IT'S NICE.  WE ALL SEEM TO GET ALONG.

FOR THE LITTLE NATION OF US

THE FENCE WORKS VERY WELL.