To Mrs. Gorano From Her 1991-92 Fourth Grade Class (But I’m Not Saying Who).

Unpublished Works, © 1992, BillyPauleyJr.*

To Mrs. Gorano From Her 1991-92 Fourth Grade Class (But I’m Not Saying Who).

Mrs. Gorano,
There’s something that I know,
And I don’t know if you know it too,
But you know what I know,
Mrs. Gorano,
I know to be absolute truth,

Do you know that your students were talkin’ ‘bout you,
Do you know what they said and do you know who,
Well, I’m going to tell you, that’s what I’m going to do,
No, I really shouldn’t tell, but I could give you a clue,

There once was a boy named Paul,
Who said these three things, said ‘em all,
“She gives us a lot of Math”,
I’m not kidding, he said that,
“And barely any homework and a lot of science too”,
I’m not saying who said it, but can you guess who,

But I wouldn’t rat on my friends, no, not in the least,
And to prove it I won’t tell you that Tegan said these,
“Mrs. Gorano is good at science and math, by the way,
But she gives us a lot of math, but that’s okay,
We like being smart and we love art,
And Mrs. Gorano is creative and smart”,

O’, for certain I can’t tell you at all who said this,
O’, no… not even if it really was Chris,
He said, “she is good at science, sometimes she is hard,
She does a lot of things”, but he didn’t say what they are,

If I didn’t know better I’d say someone’s a fink,
‘Cos somebody said what Valencia thinks,
She said, “she looks nice and she is very tall”,
Can you believe it… she said that, I can’t believe it at all,

“Good science teacher, nice, smart, mother of two”,
Do you know who said these things about you,
“Wears dresses a lot, gives a lot of math”,
I’m not saying who, but don’t think Shawna said that,

And then, Mrs. Gorano, o’ my goodness… and then,
Someone said, “she attracts a lot of men”,
O’, but I could never tell you, not ever… not me,
But I will tell you that his name rhymes with Keith,

O’, Mrs. Gorano, now you know what I know,
And now I know you know it too,
And you know what I know,
Mrs. Gorano,
I know to be absolute truth,

But there’s something that I know,
Mrs. Gorano,
That you do not know in the least,
I know who said those things, Mrs. Gorano,
But I’ll never tell… no, not me.

- WillyToad*

… this is a Smokey the Toad™ production.

Kiss 'n' Make Up.

Unpublished Works, © 1980, BillyPauleyJr.*

Kiss ‘n’ Make Up.

Kiss me once,
Kiss me again,
And your sparkling eyes,
Give way to a grin,
Then a smile becomes you,
And instinctively,
We’re together again,
And living happily.

- WillyToad*

… this is a Smokey the Toad™ production.

Let Forever Begin.

Unpublished Works, © September 10, 2010, BillyPauleyJr.*

Let Forever Begin.

Mary, you came into my life,
I only wanted a friend,
But you showed me,
My greater need, now,
Let forever begin,

Harley, you are so strong and brave,
You make me wanna win,
You turned around,
My sad, sad frown, now,
Let forever begin,

O', yeah, let forever begin,
With a love that never ends,
Come away with me,
O', won't you stay with me,
And let forever begin,

Scarlet, you can make me smile,
Even when I cannot begin,
In your blue eyes,
Are my happy times, now,
Let forever begin,

Loralei, you're a princess to me,
You make me into a prince,
I'm a toad with a wish,
Your sweet, sweet kiss, now,
Let forever begin,

O', yeah, let forever begin,
With a love that never ends,
Come away with me,
O', won't you stay with me,
And let forever begin,

Come away with me,
O', won't you stay with me,
And let forever begin.

- WillyToad*

… this is a Smokey the Toad™ production.

Not A Laughing Hyena.

Unpublished Works, © 1979, BillyPauleyJr.*

Not A Laughing Hyena.

It is true that I have seena,
Something of a mad hyena,
And for a fact,
The laugh’s an act,
For I have seen but few things meana.

- WillyToad*

… this is a Smokey the Toad™ production.

I Need You.

Unpublished Works, © 1980, BillyPauleyJr.*

I Need You.

This is just a sweet song,
For the last of the sweet, sweet friends,
And the music doesn't last too long,
But the love expressed will never end,

Can you imagine someone so nice,
So tho'tful in so many ways,
That he would set his tomorrow aside,
So that you may live your today,
Well imagine, my friend,
'Cos I know you can,
You can more than imagine,
'Cos you're that man,

Loose, you're the best a friend could be,
Only for me to say the least,
Once in awhile I'll forget to tell you,
So I'll write you this song and hope it will do,
Even tho' it's been long since I got to tell you,
I need you,

I don't want to trouble you,
So sometimes I keep to myself,
But other times that just won't do,
I really need someone to help,

You've helped me o', so many times,
And kept me from falling apart,
I say it from the top of my mind,
But it comes from the bottom of my heart,
And that's true, my friend,
I'm sure you know,
It's not pretend,
And it will grow,

Loose, you're the best a friend could be,
Only for me to say the least,
Once in awhile I'll forget to tell you,
So I'll write you this song and hope it will do,
Even tho' it's been long since I got to tell you,
I need you,

So I tho't I'd just tell you,
I need you.

- WillyToad*

… this is a Smokey the Toad™ production.

If She Didn't Know.

Unpublished Works, © 2010, BillyPauleyJr.*

If She Didn't Know.

She wakes up disbelieving,
Time and time again,
A promising beginning,
Her unforgiving end,
They say love hurts,
But she only knows,
How pain finds her still,
When she's all alone,

O', she knows what love is,
Tho' it only makes her cry,
'Cos if she didn't know,
Then she wouldn't know,
She's got none in her life,

She stares out her broken window,
The dancing rain appears,
Tears of glass shred her cheeks,
For the music she can't hear,
They say it's better,
To have love and lost,
And with nothing to lose,
She can't say it's not,

O', she knows what love is,
Tho' it only makes her cry,
'Cos if she didn't know,
Then she wouldn't know,
She's got none in her life,

O', she's given away her heart,
She's taken every vow,
Love born deep within her,
But still she lives without,

O', she knows what love is,
Tho' it only makes her cry,
'Cos if she didn't know,
Then she wouldn't know,
She's got none in her life,

O', she doesn't know,
What she doesn't know,
But she knows what it could be like,
If she would receive,
What she so believes,
She's given in her life,

O', she knows what love is,
But she doesn't know how love is.

- WillyToad*

… this is a Smokey the Toad™ production.

Bigger, Better, Brighter Things.

Unpublished Works, © 2010, BillyPauleyJr.*

Bigger, Better, Brighter Things.

Deep in my blue waters,
You're a scavenger of pain,
My destruction your desire,
My existence your dismay,
Once inside your fish tank,
My delusion on display,
Now my freedom ends your story,
I'm the one that got away,

You can't harbor my emotions,
With your shark-infested schemes,
You're just a drop inside my ocean,
Of bigger, better, brighter things,

Belated sea foam rising,
Brings a voice you'll never know,
The fiery sage of iridescence,
Will dissipate your soul,
You can't drown me with your malice,
Like you used to way back when,
Your attempts to hold me under,
Has only taught me how to swim,

You can't harbor my emotions,
With your shark-infested schemes,
You're just a drop inside my ocean,
Of bigger, better, brighter things,

No, you can't harbor my emotions,
With your shark-infested schemes,
You're just a drop inside my ocean,
Of bigger, better, brighter things,

Yes, you're a drop; I am an ocean,
Of bigger, better, brighter things.

- WillyToad*

… this is a Smokey the Toad™ production.