Chorus:
It’s the man with the iron finger
Whatever you do, don’t linger!
Don’t stop and look!
He’ll open that book
And you will fall down dead
OOOO-oooo-OOOO-oooo-OOOO-oooo-OO!
v. 1
One day young William wandered
And all the while he pondered
What should he do
With Mary-Sue
When suddenly he saw
A giant of a man
Who raised his heavy hand
As William filled with dread
The giant stared and said:
“Come take a look –
It’s in my book –“
Then William fell down dead.
Chorus: (see above)
v. 2
Miss Mary Sue came searching
Love like a bird was perching
Upon her heart
But she did start
When she saw that man
Who raised his heavy hand
Her light heart filled with dread
The giant glared and said,
“Come take a look –
It’s in my book –“
But Mary Sue fell dead.
Chorus: (see above)
v. 3
Simon, he was walking
A-whistling and gawking
At that and this
In simple bliss
When he saw the man
Who raised his heavy hand
So Simon stopped and smiled
He asked him like a child,
“What’s in your book?
May I please look?”
The giant ran off wild.
OOO-oooo-OOOO-oooo-OOOO-oooo-OO!
Final chorus:
It’s the man with the iron finger
Yeah — Go ahead and linger!
As for that book?
Ask for a look!
And he will run away!
Good grief. It’s been a long week. And now this.
I think this is my strangest response yet to the Unicorn Challenge, which is a pretty simple challenge: Base your post on the picture and don’t write more than 250 words. This little ditty came in at 223.
Here’s a peek into my creative process which I don’t even understand myself: The photo begged Cautionary Tale. Am I right? Then, in the strange workings of my mind, I started hearing a didgeridoo which would explain all the “OOO-oooo-OOOO-oooo-OOOO-oooo” stuff. I suppose this is some strange children’s song?
Hot Dogs and Marmalade 
And that is just how you put a bully to flight! You take the initiative! A light hearted look at the real danger of allowing others to dictate your life (and in this case your death)!! Way to go Sally!!
Thank for putting some meaning to my nonsense!!
You may think it strange, but I thought it was really good and I had fun sort of singing it.
Could you sing it? Really?
I always have tune running through my head when I write something like this! Once I wrote a sea shanty and my neighbor said, “Yeah, I’ve heard that one” — but it didn’t exist until I wrote it. I took that as a HUGE compliment — that he recognized the song!
I could, yes. And the meter of the poem made it easy to do that. But keep in mind that it was “sort of” singing. I can’t really write music or anything.
Same!!!
Ha, that was fun, Sally.
Love the rhythm of it and the moral too – face the bully with the heart of a child and he’s toast.
(Actually the ooo-ooo had me thinking Sympathy for the Devil.)
Let’s hear it for your creative process – your hard week freed it up!
Great poem.
Yes, you’re right! Sympathy for the Devil works really well!
Thanks always for your kind words — and a good challenge
you are totally correct!*
* “…strangest response yet to the Unicorn Challenge,“**
** totally love this as a story, poem, song… whatever… it is imo the magic fun of writing like this (“Hey! Look what I found! Isn’t this amazing.”)
Truly delightful. I love the repeated lines and the twist at the end when someone faces the monster with a smile. Lovely.
Delightfully strange response to the prompt, Sally, the sort that makes the whole Challenge worthwhile!
I love the twist that makes the man run away 💞