John Henry is the Trickster.

He loves to pull  some pranks.

Watch out for the fake vomit.

Oh God, it really stanks.

The Trickster will give you a dribble glass

Just to see you spill

The water that ends up on your lap

Everytime you fill.

Be careful when you sit down.

You just might sit on a pie.

The Trickster even likes to throw

A little mud in your eye.

The other day the Trickster

Cried, and cried, and cried.

He said that his poor mother

Had fallen asleep and died.

But when I tried to console him,

The Trickster gave me a drink.

It ended up that it was filled

With disappearing ink.

The Trickster dresses in fancy clothes.

He wears a bright red and blue cap.

And when he smiles the brightest smile,

You can see a widening gap.

One day I’ll get even.

I’ll make the Trickster pay.

But for now I’m stuck to my easy chair.

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Darn, the Trickster got away.