heard it on the grapevine in poetry

up in Kern County
way out past Tejon
you can bet the camels
if you happen to know
someone who knows someone
who’ll tell you where to go
but if cops show up
then you’re on your own

put your bucks on Sopwith
put your bucks on Joe
put your bucks on Two-Humps
for win place or show
cash on the barrelhead
with money to blow
but if cops show up
then you’re on your own