canning fact’ry, sister in tow

third shift hours drove us loco

summer work to save some money

storing corn at the Del Monte

 

fingers smashed in the fast belt line

lead to chain of annoying whine

working among grown men, we pine

for sleep and food and all things fine

 

at last the summer job has closed

mom serves us corn, sister opposed

her first crush – a man ! –  undisclosed

and now, for us, hard work is prosed