Sorry

The sally rod was singing As it hurried through the air To find my pink and naked calves And leave its mark right there To return again so swiftly That I hadn’t even cried From the stinging of the first strike My God I could have died As the pain it quickly cut in Like the searing of a flame Another welt has landed But I can’t feel it’s pain I’m saying sorry Daddy But he does not seem to hear If only I could reach the house To have my Mammy near Then maybe she could talk to him And make this beating stop I know I may have done some wrong But surely not this lot