Don Conoscenti

i found noah's ark behind a barn beside a corn field
on a rainy indiana afternoon
bird on a wire, cat on a fence post
and no sign that noah'd be back soon
"there is nobody home" i heard the barn door moan
"they gave up on this place, moved to outerspace
let the grass grow long.  the animals are gone
they stuck it out as long as they could"

noah tucked a note in the boat
when he left and i found it
it read "to whom it may concern"
"i came back to lend a hand, same shit came down again
when will you people learn?"

"there is nobody home
you're gonna hear the barn door moan
we gave up on this place moved to outerspace
we let the grass grow long the animals are also gone
we stuck it out as long as we could"