Amarillo, the Filipino

Mary Poppins and Valentino

Had a baby Filipino

They adopted from Manila

And they named him Amarillo

He grew up in North Dakota

Smoking weed and sipping sodas

Chasing skirts and making trouble

He got busted, like a bubble

Fingerprinted and photographed

How'd he take it; he just laughed

Said to hell with all this lawing

Smacked the sheriff, and got to jawing

At the judge, who banged his gavel

Get this fool up out my castle

Put him on the first thing smoking

For the islands; I'm not joking

All credentials, disavowed

In the States, you're not allowed

Amarillo, such a meanie

Told the judge to suck his weenie

Tried to run, but soon was tackled

He got gagged and double shackled

To the airport, sirens blaring

Bet your ass the crowd was staring

At this little Filipino

Adopted son of Valentino

US Marshals took control

Pilot said, "Away we go!"

First Class seat, Manila bound

Hours later, they touched down

Took him to the embassy

Removed all his identity

Out the back door, he was rushed

There they dumped him in the dust

The moral of this story is

Within the laws, you've got to live

Otherwise, if you distort it

You'll soon find yourself deported 

This poem is about: 
Our world

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