THE ONE I LOVED

They were two ladies
and i was a pretty son, a strange stud
i liked the face of the little lithe lady
who would say she was my baby
and i cherished the smile of the big beauteous lady
who would say i was a lady and a baby

they were two ladies
and they could shed their blood for stud
helen would want to dance and entice
ndidi would want to frame her pretty eyes
and then i would sit and stare,
filled with fear, trembling despairingly

they were two ladies
and i could have one or no one at all
i liked the little lithe lady like crazy
but i loved the big beauteous lady like my baby.