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2.01.2011

Gordon Leibovitz

I wrote this poem in stake conference and I thought I might share it with people who share the same affinity for poetry that I have. I apologize for it's slightly racist undertone, I hope all that read this that they realize it is solely for laughs. The penny pincher thing I understand is just a stereotype about Jews, also I trust Jews and respect the hard work ethic stereotype they have. Jewish humor is also rather funny. I read it again for while sitting on a bus a while ago... Then I decided it was post worthy.

Long ago in a small town of few
Lived a curly headed Jew
He pinched his pennies.
He saved so well
He condemned everybody to hell.

He was a mean, nasty Jew
In that small town of few
And he never would share his money
He always yelled, and screamed and kicked
And didn't think anything was funny

He yelled at the boy scouts across the street
He yelled at the girl scouts selling cookies to eat
And he never ever smiled.

One day a girl, she came to his door.
And he yelled at her. "get off my floor!"
She was sad and she cried,
 she didn't seem so bad
Her crying made the Jew feel very sad.

The Jew thought of the one thing he could do.
The one thing that made him happy was money
So he reached in his pocket and pulled out a penny and said
"it's the least I could give to you honey"

The girl looked at him and smiled so bright
Shed never had so much In possession
And in that moment that girl realized
That money was her obsession.

She asked the Jew, what's your name?
And he spoke with dignity
My name is "Gordon Leibovitz the third"
It was the name my father gave me

The girl exclaimed loudly, "that's my name too!"
Except she was the fourth.
Gordon Leibovitz had a daughter,
Because they were separated at birth.

Gordon was no longer happy,
He had a daughter
She was going to cost him some dough
So he yelled at the girl and told her to leave
And he kicked her out into the snow.

The Girl Gordon Leibovitz, she stood up proudly still,
She said "I've searched for twelve long years and finally found my father."
So she snuck inside and stole his wallet, and left without a bother

So listen to the lesson this story has taught you.
That family means everything
And never trust a Jew.

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