Love Poem: The Hooptie King
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Written by: Lara Wash

The Hooptie King

My Dad gave us a car that was
Clean, clean, clean
Yeah it was old but it drove
Like a Cadillac and had a shine like over pressed slacks

We always had wheels to go to and fro
Because the Hooptie King kept us out of the cold

Our cars weren’t new
But four wheels
Beat two shoes

We had a convertible, a Studebaker with
Continental doors
Moms drove a little white Ford Falcon
1964

Pops was a roadrunner and I guess 
He figured we’d be one too
So he provided us with love, a house 
And plenty transportation
To do what we had to do