Show It At The Beach Poem by Shel Silverstein

Show It At The Beach

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Oh they won't let us show it at the beach no they won't let us show it at the beach
They think we're gonna grab it if it gets within our reach
And they won't let us show it at the beach

But you can show it in your parlor to most anyone you choose
You can show it at a party with your second shot of booze
You can show it on the corner wearin' overcoat and shoes
But they won't let us show it at the beach
No they won't let us show it at the beach friends
Ah they won't us show it at the beach
Oh they're sure we're gonna grab it if it gets within our reach
So they won't let us show it at the beach

But you can show it in the movies on the cineramic screen
You can show it in the most sophisticated magazine
You can show it while you're bouncing on the high school trampoline
But they won't let us show it at the beach

But if you've got a gun it's legal to display it on your hip
You can show your butcher knives to any interested kid
But if it's made for lovin' then you'd better keep it hid
And they won't let us show it at the beach

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
BOOBIES 24 July 2018

this poem is about BOOBIES :)

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This poem shows the contrast between exposure of the body versus losing one's own body, that is their life. The people says your life is more important than the body and the body more than clothes.

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Chuy Amante 13 March 2014

Great pc. of art! ! ! ! Keep them coming!

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