Wednesday, June 21, 2017

An Ode to the Green Bay Packers

The Packers of Green Bay are America’s team
They’re the only group owned by their fans
They played their first game in nineteen nineteen
Their field didn’t have any stands

They beat Menominee in that very first game
The score was fifty-three versus zero
They had guys named Biggy and Hexbert and Sam
Captain Curly Lambeau was their hero

When I was just eight Don Hutson was the star
An offensive star, he played defense too
The greatest split end in league history by far
Three NFL titles were his due

Coach Lombardi arrived in fall fifty-nine
He brought still more glory to Green Bay
They won the first Super Bowl in sixty-five
Then Super Bowl Two went their way
Brett Favre joined the Pack in ninety-two
He stepped in when Magic got hurt
Seventy thousand yards Brett eventually threw
Two Super Bowls in that Packer spurt

So that’s how it’s been for us Green Bay codgers
Our moods shift around with the Packers’ fate
Fans’ hopes for the year lie with Aaron Rodgers
We trust he’ll be nothing but great


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