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Jack Ruby was promised
\na big boat for his deed,
\nbut got sent up the river,
\na patsy, too, indeed.
\nHis killing of Lee Oswald
\nwas an undercover job.
\nBut never trust your cover
\nwhen your bed’s made by the mob.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Jack Ruby was promised a big boat for his deed, but got sent up the river, a patsy, too, indeed. His killing of Lee Oswald was an undercover job. But never trust your cover when … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[3,4],"class_list":["post-701","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-poem-2","tag-poem","tag-poetry-2"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":599,"url":"https:\/\/redtinnoodles.com\/?p=599","url_meta":{"origin":701,"position":0},"title":"Idaho to Kansas","author":"Rick Young","date":"June 24, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"I like baked potatoes, and lettuce and tomatoes. But I don't like tornadoes, unless they go to Oz. 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