Three Poems — Joe Dolce

Jelly with My Cake Blues

 

Knock me out a kiss give me jelly with my cake

knock me out a kiss give me jelly with my cake

it must be jelly because jam sure don’t shake

 

you don’t know what’s shaking until you come shake my tree

you don’t know what’s shaking until you come shake my tree

I’m the best moaner daddy that you will ever see

 

I don’t need no monkey woman to give me the Hateful Blues

I don’t need no monkey woman to give me the Hateful Blues

just give me some jelly the kind I can’t refuse

 

don’t be mistreating me like my last man do

don’t be mistreating me like my last man do

if I catch you cheatin’ me I’m gonna cheat on you

 

I got a sugarfoot I got a pigfoot too

I got a sugarfoot I got a pigfoot too

it’s got to be jelly because jam just won’t do

 

knock me out a kiss give me jelly with my cake

knock me out a kiss give me jelly with my cake

it must be jelly because jam sure don’t shake.

 

Red Velvet Cake

 

I don’t need no smothered pork chops

I don’t need no T-bone steak

just give me another portion

of that Red Velvet Cake

 

I don’t need no crackling corn bread

I don’t need no shake & bake

just give me some pecan frosting

on that Red Velvet Cake

 

now don’t slip in red food colouring

god knows we don’t need a fake

just squeeze a little fresh beet juice

in the Red Velvet Cake

 

sunrise is red in the morning

sunset is red on the lake

but there ain’t no red half as red

as your Red Velvet Cake.

 

Pigtails in Gravy

 

Pig tails in gravy ain’t that hard to cook

remember this song and you

won’t need your recipe book

 

two pounds of tails for a pig tail treat

cut each pig tail into three or four piece

one large onion a stalk of celery

chop it coarsely as coarse as it can be

 

four cups water quarter cup of vinegar

add onions celery pig tails and stir

black pepper salt teaspoon of chili flakes

cover and simmer – takes an hour to make

 

Pig tails in gravy ain’t that hard to cook

remember this song and you

won’t need your recipe book

 

preheat the oven take the tails from the broth

bake ‘em at 350° until the fat browns off

third cup of flour a third of water too

mix to a paste and stir until smooth

 

stir up the flour paste into the broth

stir it until the gravy gets smooth and soft

put the tails in the gravy simmer low heat

in fifteen minutes check your seasoning and eat

 

Pig tails in gravy ain’t that hard to cook

remember this song and you

won’t need your recipe book.