[Top Photo: Portrait of Mr. Powell by middle school art class, directed by Mrs. Susan Boyer, painted live (mostly) on-camera during our recent arts showcase performance.]
Our friend Bruce Powell finished up his last day as middle school science teacher today, headed for relaxation with his wife Faith, visits from son Davis, and weekends at his rustic cabin in North Carolina. That all suggested this song parody, performed with colleagues pool side at an after-school fete today:
Bruce’s Retirement
Based on “Carolina in the Morning”
Original lyrics by Gus Kahn, music by Walter Donaldson
New lyrics by Scott Smoot
Nothing could be finer
Than to be in Carolina
For retirement,
When you’ve got a cabin
Nowhere near a science lab in
Your retirement.
Watching vintage westerns
On your V . C. R.
You will get no questions,
Like, what electrons are.
Reading, prone positioned,
In your non - climate - conditioned
Environment
Having Faith and Davis
We suppose that you won’t crave us
In retirement.
No more meetings,
Walker Work,
Or comments to write:
One glass of sangria --
You’ll sleep well at night.
While you dream of soccer,
Don’t forget your friends at Walker
In retirement!
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Bruce and Faith at "Death In Stitches," my church play.
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