White Man Tries to Tame the Dame

White Man Tries to Tame the Dame

White man wanted to make a lady out of Jazz,

But her promiscuity and free spirited rhythm

Would keep her out late at night with her own pizazz—

Not to be tamed, this dame, she’s a flapper it’s what she has.


© October 4, 2014, Robbie Pruitt

Paul Whiteman for Victrola, photo by Don O'Brien, from Flickr, Creative Commons