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   Party on the Yacht
  When the contract was new - fix not yet in
  It's out to the yacht and guzzling down gin
  Swirling and twirling about Michigan lake
  The troops were merry with shake and bake
   
  But when the contract was in the bag
  The summer treat took a big zigjag
  Beans, soda, and hotdogs in the park
  The contrast was best termed stark.
   
  Now we voted this year not to go back
  But it didn't count - the money was slack.
  No show by the troops it's worth a mark
  But da bosses still seem to be in the dark.
   
  All that food - hope the homeless got feed
  Nothing but the riot act gets to be read.
  So we make our own joy out of very little
  The yacht vs the park no major riddle.