Chance For the Dance
Bloody race horses! Flamin’ ‘Hilly’. He said he had the inside news
‘Put everything you own on it, the horse just cannot lose’.
To think I listened to him; he’s left me right up the creek,
‘cause now I’m ‘stony’ broke. Payday’s not ‘til Friday week.
Well ‘Hilly’ he just gave a grin. Said “Don’t worry she’ll be right.
Here, take a quid and pay me back when you get paid next Friday night”.
“Hang on” I said, “You’ve got money left, I’d like to know how come!”
“Oh!” grinned ‘Hilly’ “I got late news; the jockey said the horse won’t run”.
‘That’s great!’ I thought, at least his quid has put me in the black.
But Andy, who loaned me last time, now wants his money back.
So here I am quid-less; a sad and sorry looking sight
with not a ‘cracker’ to me name and the dance is on tonight.
“Well ain’t you going?” Andy asked. I answered, “Don’t think so,
I don’t feel like walking to the door when I ain’t got any ‘dough”.
“Money! You don’t need money; ain’t you got a rabbit skin,
they’re worth more than a ‘bob’ you know, two will get you in”.
I thought about what Andy said … about what gets me through the door,
but hang on! Here’s another thought. A fox skin’s worth much more.
A rabbit only brings a ‘bob’, but a fox, well he’s worth five.
Surely they will give me change. Three ‘bob’ will help me to survive.
I don’t normally have this cunning nature but times are really hard.
If I’m to deal a winning hand I must hold the trumping card.
When the ‘sheila’ asked for money, I looked sad and dropped me head.
“Well have you got two rabbit skins?” That’s when I brightened up and said.
“Sorry Love I don’t have rabbit, but I have a fox instead”.
“Fine” she beamed, “A fox is great” then she whispered when she said
“Fox skins are worth much more than rabbit”. She checked the fox for mange -
then handed me two hare and a rabbit skin as change.
Copyright © Lindsay Laurie | Year Posted 2019
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