Mad Michael

Well, little Mad Michael was the talk of the town Folks would all walk away whenever he came around For he was always so mad and he acted quite mean Never a smile on his face could be seen And he said ...

Little Mad Michael went outside to play He was tossing a ball when it rolled away A little friend came by and wanted to play But Michael got mad and he chased him away And he said...

Little Mad Michael went back to his home He went into the house, but was all alone So he took out his paints and he painted the floor He painted the ceiling, the walls and the door When his mother came home the house was a mess When she opened the door she got paint on her dress So she scolded Mad Michael, sent him off to his room Then he stormed up the stairs Slammed the door with a BOOM! And he said...

Soon Michael grew tired and went off to sleep But the dream that was coming had a lesson to teach And he dreamed of the circus that came to his town And Michael became one of the circus clowns So Michael got silly and went out in the ring He told a few jokes and he tried everything But the crowd got real mad and snarled and booed Popcorn and peanuts and candy they threw And they said...

Then Michael woke up glad to be in his room And he looked in the mirror with a face full of gloom And he thought to himself ‘bout that crowd in his dream And the lesson he learned was... It hurts others when you’re mean Now he says...