by James Finn Garner
Ten little Indians–
Contenders every time!
One gets dealt for spending cash,
Now there’s only nine.
Nine little Indians
Playing by the lake.
One’s worth five Dominican catchers.
Now there’s only eight.
Eight little Indians
Hoping they can score.
Half are waived without a claim.
Now there’s only four.
Four little Indians.
At least they have Cliff Lee.
Ooops! Lee’s been swapped to Philly.
Now there’s only three.
Three little Indians
(Not counting Chief Wahoo).
“This is a rebuilding year.”
Now there’s only two.
Two little Indians.
How can they score a run?
One quits to become a fully trained self-employed professional health care technician.
Now there’s only one.
One little Indian.
What an awful pity
If he had to pack his bags
For Oklahoma City.
 Published 8/13/09