I went in search of rednecks I heard that they were rare <br />But I found them to be plentiful I saw them everywhere <br />I saw them digging dykes and drains in mud up to their knees <br />And I saw them in the Parliament People of high degrees. <br /> <br />I saw them in the factories on the production line <br />And I saw them work in offices they start on stroke of nine <br />Some of them seen as successful and others lowly paid <br />To be classed as a redneck there is no special grade. <br /> <br />The wisest man I ever met dug his garden with a spade <br />I asked him what makes a redneck he said they are born not made <br />He said we elect them to high office and give them power and say <br />But you cannot make a redneck for they are born that way. <br /> <br />When I asked him how would you recognize a redneck he smiled and shook his head <br />You don't have to be an Einstein to answer that he said <br />All rednecks are exploiters and they love money and power <br />And in this world they see no beauty to them a flower's a flower. <br /> <br />You will find them in all classes and he went on to explain <br />Rednecks do not help out others only seek out their own gain <br />Look at the poor painter Vincent Van Gogh it's been said he died insane <br />But from his works and efforts others great wealth did attain. <br /> <br />You can even tell the rednecks by the very words they say <br />On their paths to wealth and progress 'greenies' standing in the way <br />We will build another factory we will cut the tall trees down <br />And bulldoze the ancient woodland for to build another town. <br /> <br />I went in search of rednecks and I see them everywhere <br />And the greatest redneck of them all sat on the P.M's chair <br />And the wisest man I ever met dug his garden with a spade <br />And he said rednecks are born that way as such types cannot be made.<br /><br />Francis Duggan<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/i-went-in-search-of-rednecks/
