Sitting
at the television
Is an awful bore
If there weren't commercials
I would hate it even more
You may think I should be happy
That I should rejoice
In this viewing matter, though
I haven't any choice
for...
The
purpose of the childhood television
Is not to entertain as you suggest
The purpose of the childhood television
Is to give poor Mother a rest
Indians
and cowboys
Scuba divers and baboons
Dull, precocious children
In a flood of bad cartoons
Not
a moments silence
Not a chance to even blink
Entertainment doesn't give
A body time to think
but...
The
purpose of the childhood television
Is not to entertain as you suggest
The purpose of the childhood television
Is to give poor Mother a rest
If
you think I make this up
That I exaggerate
Let me try to just forgo
My television date
Tell
my mom I'll help get dinner
Give a hand this day
She will turn a horror stricken
Purple with dismay
for...
The
purpose of the childhood television
Is not to entertain as you suggest
The purpose of the childhood television
Is to give poor Mother a rest
When
I find the tele
Almost more than I can take
I remember that I watch
For someone else's sake
Its a tour of duty
That a sentinel must do
Television duty
Little sentry at the view
for...
The
purpose of the childhood television
Is not to entertain as you suggest
The purpose of the childhood television
Is to give poor Mother a rest