Blue-haired Granny In A Green Granada
30 July, 2004
Author: Ben Laney
My speedometer
was readin' eighty-eight
when she blew by me
on the interstate
I did a double-take
and then looked harder
It was a blue-haired Granny
in a green Granada
Blue-haired Granny
in a green Granada
Blowin' everybody
right out of the water
Never seen a woman
run her motor hotter
than that Blue-haired Granny
in a green Granada
I caught a quick glance
as she was flyin' past
And got a cold chill
when she let out a laugh
Then she shot me a look
that could boil water
That blue-haired Granny
in a green Granada
Well, she rounded a curve
flat-out goin' for broke
leavin' me behind her
chokin' on her smoke
I put my foot down
but I never caught her
That blue-haired Granny
in a green Granada
Blue-haired Granny
in a green Granada
Blowin' everybody
right out of the water
Never seen a woman
run her motor hotter
than that Blue-haired Granny
in a green Granada
------- Author's Notes -------
This is based on an incident that happened to me on Highway 101, up in Northern California, when I was on a road trip. I tell you for a fact, until I saw it with my own eyes, I had no idea that blue hair could go that fast! This was one speedy little Granny!! Maybe she was Dale Earnhart Jr's' Grandma. Haa! Haaa! Hope you were wearin' your seat-belt when you read it!! Drive Careful, Kids!-Ben |
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Comments on this poem/writing:
| Meridian (205.188.116.200) -- Friday, July 30 2004, 07:19 pm If you're doing 88, what was she doing 110! hhahhaha.... Oh man, license revocation time! I enjoyed this, got my laughs in for today! Nice poem Ben! Take care! Smiles, Meri |
| Ben Laney (65.148.232.85) -- Friday, July 30 2004, 08:58 pm Meridian, please don't tell your friends in the Highway Patrol, if you have any in their office, about this incident. It will be our little secret, okay? As for that Blue-Haired Granny, I don't know if she was wearing a wig but if she was, I hope she uses super-glue to keep it on. One thing for sure is the girl-friend was in a HURRY to get where she was going! Haa! Haaaa! Thank you so much for your kind comment, I am happy you enjoyed the ride and I'm glad to know you got a laugh out of this true story. Remember to always use your seatbelt! All The Best & Smiles 2 U, Ben |
| Terrie* (65.148.215.151) -- Saturday, July 31 2004, 07:19 pm this is a great write my friend, heard she was heading out to help Grandpa who broke down in another town in his beat up pinto..do ya think she's fixin' to give him a piece of her mind for pulling her away from the tube while she was totally in tune to watching the ROCK her favorite wrestling man? granpa better watch out.. loved this Ben you know how to bring a smile outta me... |
| Ben Laney (65.136.7.189) -- Saturday, July 31 2004, 11:06 pm Terrie*, I just hope her brakes are are working and she doesn't wind up in Alaska out on an island of ice looking into the nostrils of a polar bear that's in a bad mood! Haa! Haaa! There are some ladies whom you shouldn't say, "You go, girl to!" Anyway, I thank you very much for your comment. I am glad you enjoyed it and found some humour in it. oodles & oodles, Ben |
| shiloh (66.24.112.118) -- Thursday, November 15 2007, 01:50 am she sure sounds like The Little Old Lady From Pasadena to me... (great song - check it out - by Jan & Dean, charted #3 in Apr '64) |
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