to be sure the return of paddy
tis not a welcome sight
especially to his mrs
who had such peace in that fortnight
mind he d only gone shopping
for the weekend groceries he
when his bike hit a stone
in the road
and he crashed into the tree
and a broken foot he had
she never let on but
she was wonderfully sad

poor paddy

the place to herself yippee
she could do just what she liked
pot to the washing
pot to the cooking
hes out from under me feet
get out the champange
and dont let it rain
i m off to the races now

but then the phone call came
and she nearly fainted away
due to the bed shortage
they were sending him
home that very day
darn and blast she muttered
i ll have to just fix him
it will take a plan
to sort out me man
right now i just need some gin