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Blues for belligerent blonde Lil Eva Braun
Raymond Nat Turner, BAR poet-in-residence
26 Nov 2025
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Karoline Leavitt

Now, some say, “If her lips are moving — she’s lying”
Now, some say, “If her lips are moving — she’s lying—
If you ain’t caught her in a lie, you ain’t been trying …”

Oh, she came equipped for lying, like a doghouse rug
Oh, she came equipped for lying, like a doghouse rug—
For carrying gallons of skunk water for a grifting thug.

Professor of Prevarication taught her White Lies to tell
Professor of Prevarication taught her White Lies to tell—
How to flood the zone with dreck— ignoring its smell.

She earned her BS; her Masters — and accelerated PhD
She earned her BS; her Masters — and accelerated PhD—
In Concoction, Fabrication — and White Psue-dol-ogy.

She graduated Summa Cum Lie-Day— from Lie-Ola U.
She graduated Summa Cum Lie-Day— from Lie-Ola U.—
That’s why nobody can spin shit— just the way she do!

At Lie-Ola U. she learned how to lie — both big and bold
At Lie-Ola U. she learned how to lie — both big and bold—
And how to sell Fox-box suckkkas pyrite— calling it gold.

At Lie-Ola U. she learned Big Lying — so incredibly well
At Lie-Ola U. she learned Big Lying — so incredibly well—
Why, she even sounds Presidential with the Big Lies she tell!

She’s even mastered doubling and tripling down on a Big Lie
She’s even mastered doubling and tripling down on a Big Lie—
But she bought the bridge in Brooklyn — WE refuse to buy …

© 2025. Raymond Nat Turner, The Town Crier. All Rights Reserved.

Raymond Nat Turner is a NYC poet, BAR's Poet-in-Residence, and founder/co-leader of the jazz-poetry ensemble UpSurge!NYC. You can vote for his work at GoFundMe and PayPal.

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