Doing Her Time
from a disgruntled next-to-be-privatized BC Hydro employee)
Last night as
I lay a-sleeping,
I died, or so it seemed;
Then I went to Heaven,
But only in my dreams.
Up there St Peter met me,
He was waiting at The Gate;
He said
“I'll check your record
Please stand here while you wait.”
He turned and said,
“Your record
Is covered with such flaws;
On Earth I see you rallied
For every losing cause.
I see you drank much alcohol,
And smoked and used drugs too;
Fact is, you've done everything
A good person shouldn't do.
We can't have people like you up here
Since your life was full of sin.”
Then he reread my record
Took my hand, and said,
“Come in.”
He led me to the big boss and said,
“Take her in and treat her well.
She used to work for Hydro -
So she's done her time in Hell.”