'78: The Blizzard of '78

One ten year old was found after three weeks
 In a snowdrift ten feet from his door
 Some fell asleep in their cars and awakened no more
 25 people died shoveling snow
 Have that done by somebody you hate
 166 looters arrested, but wait
 I spent the blizzard of '78
 On a commune in Northern Vermont
 With all the Isaac Asimov anybody could want
 Music was very much not allowed
 So we we said "Hey kids, let's start a band"
 Proof that Ganesh loves us
 There was no tape deck at hand
 The first band I'd had was called "One and a Half"
 We were a duo, technically
 So if Tonto's Expanding Head Band was a band
 So were we
 I spent the blizzard of '78
 On a commune in Northern Vermont
 With all the Ursula Le Guin any body could want
 I played guitar, Chris played tin cans
 Caroline played tambourine
 Chris was 11, Caroline 12, I 13
 We called ourselves "the Black Widows"
 We weren't the last nor the first
 But we were almost certainly by far the worst
 We made the Cramps sound orchestral
 That's an achievement, I guess
 As for rehearsal
 We made the Shaggs sound like Yes
 I spent the blizzard of '78
 On a commune in Northern Vermont
 With all the Roger Zelazny anybody could want