A
Catholic Girl
by
me,
Mary
(A
brief autobiography)
I
was raised in a convent, with nuns as my teachers,
And
lots of monsignors and priests as my preachers.
I
am NOT amused to have my faith made sport of
For
I'm a Good Catholic Girl ... (er … well … sort of),
My
life is a penance to work out on Earth,
With
no room for romps, for amusements or mirth,
I
don't go to bars or wear black patent shoes
That
reflect my undies, don't swear or drink booze.
I'm
prim and I'm proper, in fact, I'm a saint
(And
I'll kill anybuddy who sez that I ain't!)
I'll
bet some carouse lots, from Mondays to Mondays,
And
dally in sin, and I bet that on Sundays
They
don't go to mass or get in holy ruts
And
they think that us Catholic Girls are all nuts.
Easy
for them to go dissing the Pope
And
saying a Catholic Girl is a dope
Who
gives up her cookies, (no, I mean for Lent),
While
the likes of these others just never repent
But
are free to sin freely and never confess it,
Or beg for a priest to forgive and God bless it -
They
most likely have lots of men on a string,
And
go out each night on a wild, carefree fling!
Life,
for such people's a mad, joyous whirl,
Without
all the guilt of a Catholic Girl -
But
a Catholic Girl
Knows if
she's living WELL
And
ENJOYING her life,
She
will go straight to Hell!