Ernest was a Worker,
Trusty good and True
And for his good Employer there was Nowt he wouldnt do.
Ernest laboured daily
Doing honest work
Always giving of his best
Never dreampt to shirk

One day his boss he called him
Said Ernest, Listen here
I know that you,ve been with us for many a goodly year.
But Time is of the Question. In Fact the crux of it.
Its time that you retired.
A doddering ol git.

So Ernest ambled sadly from the firm that were his life. To say What price has loyalty? to his ever loving wife,

She said they cannot do this, to such a decent man. Ernest slowly shook his head and said Afraid they Can.
And now he often wonders at the so called Decent Boss, who never acts so kindly when his profit means your loss.