right to complain

agree this is the end of all
your life was better when you were small
the kids had sense the fathers held
the power and the law prevailed
your sister was a righteous whelp
your brother was supposed to help
but television interfered
and told us all the ones to fear
a long tradition loosely told
shows us the way back to the fold
agree with me that it was better
when smarter apples wouldn't let her
tell us what we plainly saw
as Father set his mighty jaw
when rules were good and God alone
could write them down
to the rod and bone
the liberal stacks of facts
rejected news from quacks
will change us all for the worse
or worse will worship stranger verse

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