Mud Daubers

Inside the two-holer
the mud daubers roamed
it was in the outhouse
they made their mud homes
Each trip to the hopper
was a trip to remember
them wasps could make going
a hazardous adventure

Momma done told us
everything has a purpose
but the sting of a wasp
made us all really nervous
We'd swat down their mud nests
and fill the cracks in
get rid of 'em once
but they'd come back again

Now people don't use them
old outhouses no more
they all moved to town
got plumbing indoors
They're missin' the real life
are a little bit poorer
when the old crescent moon
ain't gracin' their door

I feel sorry for people
who didn't live back then
they missed out on daubers
and the fun of dodgin' them
These fancy indoor toilets
ain't nearly as fun
as the excitement we had
on a fast midnight run

Now times are a'changin'
they were good for a laugh
mud daubers ain't flyin' through
dark holes and wide cracks
If you're cravin' excitement
then cut 'em some slack
build you an outhouse
let the daubers come back.


© d.knape
April 19, 2013
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