The Ballad of Piper Reed
Lyrics by Suzy Red, Melody and Performance by Liz Sanchez

Piper Reed, Navy Brat,
Was a middle child.
Sandwiched
Between two sisters
Fearless, full of life, not wild.

Soon they would
Move their home,
San Diego good-bye!
Chief had been reassigned.
She'd pack her bags and try, And try, and try!

She'd leave the
Tree house behind.
Gypsy Club, too.
And set her sites for Pensacola!
For a Navy brat,
Nothing is new!

"Get off the bus!"
She cries.
Leave friends behind.
With fish
Flopping in her stomach,
Hoping that
Some happiness she'll find!

 

Melody for Piper Reed's Song


Inspired by Piper Reed, Navy Brat by Kimberly Willis Holt
from Gifts and Givers, © Suzy Red, April, 2009, Lockhart, TX