Psalm for the Elks Lodge Last Call

Let the waitress put the chairs up

Let the glasses that you broke

Form a picture of our leader

With a halo made of smokeLet the golden oldies station

Crackle and come through

With a final benediction

We'll hum along toBefore we say goodnightLet our talk about the ball game

And the weather show we care

Like a sound we didn't notice

Until it stopped and left us thereWith the traffic and our heartbeats

Beating in straight time

Let our hatred and affection

March in the same lineBefore we say goodnightOh, protect our secret handshake

Once more with feeling

Let the toast to absent members

Push through the ceilingBefore we say goodnight

Before we say goodnight

Before we say goodnight