If Ever I Had a Country : Xxv and Xxvi

IF ever I had a country : XXV - XXVI XXV IF ever I had a country And if ever I were the Secretary of State for National Unity I'd appoint myself the Director of the National Football Industry Order every child over-weight skinny lame dumb deaf spastic or rickety To go to the school grounds every morning bouncing or kicking balls free With one solitary thought in mind : ultimate World Cup victory That is, if ever I were the State Sec for National Unity And even if I never ever had no country XXVI IF ever I had a country And if ever I were the Minister for National Unity I'd appoint every World Cup national footballer Vice-Chancellor of University Have him create as many Chairs as he wishes for the Football Ph.D. Teach every student the art of foul-tackling anybody not from his country Till I'd make it second nature not to play ball but to kick the enemy That is, if ever I were the Minister for National Unity And even if I never ever had no country © T. Wignesan - Paris, July 11, 2018