When I was only five years old
My siblings and myself were told
Do not go near the railroad track
Stay in the front yard, not the back
The tracks were almost in our yard
To stay away was very hard
Cause on the tracks would sit the bums
And some of them would beg for crumbs
The railroad warned us not to feed
The messages we did not heed
Our mom and dad were both at work
So older siblings were a perk
A kettle mother didn't use
Some garden veggies we would choose
The water needed for the stew
We gave away some of dad's chew
I never will forget that day
Cause nosy neighbors and hearsay
Our parents lectured all of us
They said they could be dangerous
So on that day we all were caught
And what a punishment they got
But not for me, I would survive
'Cause you see, I was only five
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