Thomas O'Crann

from Unconquered by Angela Hutchison

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Now Thomas O'Crann was a near-sighted man
Who liked to walk about without His glasses
He'd stumble all around, grumbling profoundly
Crying, "Can't see the sun without the lamp turned on!"

Friends who knew him well shook their heads as he would yell
For someone in the room to turn the light on
They'd offer him his specs but he'd refuse all their attempts
Crying, "Can't see the sun without the lamp turned on!"

Two doors down, across the street, lived a man who liked to keep
Track of all his neighbours excentricities
As a wisened salesman, he gleaned profit from demand
Crying, "Can't see the sun without the lamp turned on!"

Knowing Thomas' propensity for visual complexity
He took a chance on a sudden bright idea
For a hefty market price, he sold Thomas some new lights
Crying, "Can't see the sun without the lamp turned on!"

Now Thomas was more than glad
With all the lamps the salesman had
They offered a solution to what ailed him
And without his glasses on, the salesman's bill couldn't go wrong
Crying, "Can't see the sun without the lamp turned on!"

So the question remains outstanding, was it delusion or insanity
That gave Thomas such an optical illusion?
Or can purposeful self-will blind a seeing man until he's crying,
"Can't see the sun without the lamp turned on!"?

"Can't see the sun without the lamp turned on!"

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from Unconquered, released September 1, 2010
Words & Music: Angela Hutchison © 2010 (SOCAN)

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