Father Knows Best
Richard Groff 1957 (Pottstown, Pa.)
Sometimes God says: Go!
Sometimes God says: Stop!
All I really know is
Got to listen to my POP!
When he says: Just sit down
Then I know I better do it
Or else I’ll get my ass whipped
And I know that He’ll see to it
He isn’t always angry
He isn’t always pleased
But I know He likes it
When I do what He decrees
My Father always loves me!
Even when I disobey
But make no mistake about it
He’s going to have His way.
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Written on June 10, 2009
Submitted by dawg4jesus on October 21, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | ABCBDEFEGHEIGJEJ |
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 423 |
Words | 92 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 16 |
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