Death Is No Excuse

This is a true story- as unbelievable as it seems. "What do mean he didn't pay his rent?" the boss did say... "Well he had died, and could not sign checks...let me explain if I may..." He'd terminated his contract early And would not pay any fines, And never the less the owner Pointed at the contract's lines The manager had failed to make a dead man pay And had to bear the cost For such an unlucky day Seems death is no excuse For paying not your bills And dead or alive doesn't matter, If he succumbed to terminal ills He owes for early termination How dare he break this rule? And if you try to justify this, I'll know you are a fool.