Sunday, July 27, 2014

1412. A Handy* place to visit

In Memphis, the street they call Beale
Offers barbecue, blues, sex appeal
And the Hotel Peabody
Is charming and gawdy 

Its ducks are all mallards, not teal.

*St. Louis Blues composer W.C. Handy also wrote The Memphis Blues
and The Beale Street Blues.

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