This is a poem I wrote in 2017. I imagine all of my poetry set to music but I am rarely able to come up with my own tunes. This poem I imagine set to the tune of Thunderstruck by AC/DC. The ending is patterned after the ending of Dirty Deeds by the same group. It was hot - steam risin' up from the ground And you look, but there's no one around And the sun, it floats high in the sky As the flies, leeches, and ticks suck you dry You hack through thorns, stumble over vines, blinded by sweat But you know you haven't seen civilization yet Your throat's so dry now, you'd kill for a drop of dew You find a dirty stream to drink from - and a croc takes a hold of you You've been...nature dunked! Yeah, yeah, yeah, nature sunk! Yeah, yeah, yeah, nature dumped! Nature sucks You're out walking, and you hear a strange sound Then the ground opens up, and you're falling down Surrounded by darkness, leg hurts too much to stand No way out, nothing to plan Can't climb with your leg, can't dig through stones Call out for rescue but you are all alone Hungry and thirsty, the days drag on You know, that soon you'll be gone You've been...nature stumped! Yeah, yeah, yeah, nature flunked! Yeah, yeah, yeah, nature punked! Nature sucks Up in the mountains - high, high in the air Your feet are frozen - yeah, your feet are bare Can't start a fire - there's no wood or fuel Icicles in your beard now - that's from your drool Lookin' for shelter just over the next ridge And you're seein' spots now, the air's so thin Then you see smoke in the distance, and you jump for joy Too loud! The avalanche whisks you away like a toy You've been...nature struck! Yeah, yeah, yeah, nature bucked! Yeah, yeah, yeah, nature bumped! Nature sucks Smallpox Lightning strikes Volcanic eruption! Vacuum exposure Supernovas Gravitational spaghettification! You've been...nature trumped! Yeah, yeah, yeah, nature fucked! Yeah, yeah, yeah, nature drunk! Oooh, yeah, you're out of luck! Oooh, yeah, a sitting duck! Yeah, yeah, yeah, nature sucks! Oooh, oooh, yeah, nature struck! Oooh, oooh, yeah, nature bucked! Yeah, yeah, yeah, nature dumped!
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