Never Say The Q Word
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Never say the Q word, a refrain we all
have said,
When things are not so busy, and never
when it's dead.
For bad things will befall you, things
will not be swell,
The nice relaxing night you had, will
quickly go to hell.
.
You would think that I'd know better,
after twenty years and three,
Not to push my luck like that, and set
the demons free.
The other night I did it, I spoke the
phrase of fate,
That peaceful night we had enjoyed, went
quickly out the gate.
.
First it was a car chase, oh man what
a ride,
It ended when the suspect, very nearly
died.
Then there was a bar fight, down in District
One,
Two hundred of them fighting, it was not
very fun.
.
Car chase number two began, somewhere
in District Four,
A suspect in a stabbing, had the pedal
to the floor.
Then there came the MVA, the cars they
numbered three,
On Venables and Clark Drive, a near fatality.
.
B and E in progress, was the next thing
in this show,
A unit arrived there just in time, to
see the suspects go.
One more car chase, then began, over to
West Van,
The suspect clipped a Hydro bus, dumped
his car and ran.
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These were just the highlights, of a onetime
peaceful night,
Because I spoke that naughty word, I had
to put it right.
And so I paid my punishment, to all those
on Echo shift,
A dozen fresh made doughnuts, to give
each squad a lift.
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PC 664 T.J. Gowdyk 97-10-27 (157)