“Can you hear me?” “Can you hear me?” …. “Come-in” Boys with “walkie-talkies”, walking and talking, squealing and squawking The girls were chalking – on the sidewalk Range, one quarter mile. More over water, the box said
If all you hear is static Run some wire in your attic Or tie it to your gutter “Can you hear me?” You may utter
Copper wire strung on a fence For Russian signals the pretense Every beep, buzz and whistle Was that to do with someone’s missile?
A weather fax for steaming ships, “doodle doodle” sound Deadly tips!
Vacuum tubes soft-lit for me RCA, Westinghouse, and GE Their glow-warm magic casting a spell A hook set lightly - I could not tell
Gizmos, and gadgets, in crate after crate Rolled into the business - helped shape my fate War surplus it was, "truck's in" they would holler Purchased for two-bits on the dollar
So thank you Dad – the hook you set grew into a job, my needs were met A needed change, a needed change