The rat, the clown and a bum. The rat hated cheese, the bum hated guns, the clown loved them both, but was sweet on just one — the peace-loving hobo, Minnis the Bum.
Hammer in hand the rat would scream, ‘That boy’s a bum, can’t you see what I mean?’ Clarence the clown would smile with painted lips and he’d say, ‘I think he’s cute, and I like him that way.’
Well the rat stroked his heater, came up with a plan. Take out the hobo and make Clarence his man. A rod and some crank, a speed-powered shank — pushing the life with five bucks in the tank. The rat made the call, the hobo would fall, and their love would end once and for all.”
DOES ANYONE KNOW WHERE THIS IS FROM THE INTERNETS HAVE FAILED ME.
My literary sense tells me it’s beat-era. But what the fuck do I know about literature.