Decorum
Tennis pros are on the courts;
Fans are in the stands.
Silence, we should know, is what
The circumstance demands.
Yet there are those who can't abide
By customs of decorum.
Maybe being quiet for so long
Will simple bore 'em.
So these few clowns feel they're allowed
To yell, with vim and verve,
Some player's name just as that player
Is about to serve.
It's tacky, lowlife, rude and dumb
And violates the rules.
Yet every match is plagued
By these annoying boorish fools.
The players simply pause and wait,
Their concentration shot.
No matter where the match is held,
This happens, quite a lot.
I think that fans should be informed -
This might come as a shocker -
That tennis etiquette is not
Like football or like soccer.
So anyone who wants to scream
When silence is expected,
Should watch the match from home or else
Expect to be ejected.
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