A life less lived eulogy
Born in Glasgow
And he almost spoke the King's English.
He became a man of letters
Some of them even spelled korrectly
A teacher to trade. What did he teach?
Probably very little.
He was known as the cure for insomnia
Whenever he dared to launch into an anecdote
For some time he dabbled in verse
Which sadly went from bad to worse
His weak attempts at versifying
Were far from being gratifying
What was even a much bigger crime
Were his feeble efforts at trying to rhyme
And his wonky use of metre
Just was not the least bit better.
His most engaging hobby was bridge
More bridge over troubled waters
And one many wish he had never crossed.
At any get together he was always the last
To be asked to sing
The signal for guests to go and get their coats.
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