We tour southern battlefields
stake our tents on Outer Banks,
slap mosquitoes, chase the trucks
spraying clouds of DDT.

Stake our tents on Outer Banks,
lose our glasses in the sand,
sprayed by clouds of DDT,
sunburned faces, scratching fleas.

Lose our glasses in the sand,
dig to China, tide comes in.
Sunburned faces, scratching fleas,
campfire smoke gets in our eyes.

Dig to China, tide goes out,
we hold hands and jump the waves.
Campfire smoke get in our eyes,
hot dogs, ketchup on white bread.

We hold hands and jump the waves,
salty water up our noses,
hot dogs, ketchup on white bread,
torch our marshmallows in the fire.

Salty water up our noses–
don’t talk back, we’ll get the belt.
Torch our marshmallows in the fire,
watermelon, sweet iced tea.

Don’t talk back, we’ll get the belt,
slap mosquitoes, chase the trucks,
watermelon, sweet iced tea.
We tour southern battlefields.

– Mary Camarillo