i walked down past the courthouse square three blocks or maybe four run into my old friend there who runs a handy hardware store i said morning lon what s the good word he said abraham lincoln lone ranger mickey mouse and i m sold out of flagpoles i popped the top off a soda pop laid a quarter on the bar i said inflation is a dirty dog my payday sure isnt going far liberty said lonnie e pluribus uni in god we trust and i m sold out of flagpoles i said hey lonnie did you see evel knievel jumping on tv jumped 13 buses with his machine reckon he could jump 14 no doubt said lonnie winners keep on winning even losers win sometimes and i m sold out of flagpoles isnt this been a year i said for frost and blight and flood and drought twice as many tornadoes reckon it s all caused by fallout no it s the season said lonnie they change wind s going to blow always did and i m sold out of flagpoles hey what do you think about the sheriff s daughter running off with the preacher s son the sheriff s wife had to hold him back from going after them with his gun boys and girls said lonnie will get together everything s normal and i m sold out of flagpoles and i m sold out of flagpoles sold out of flagpoles sold out of flagpoles