Peg and Gimpy

When Reggie was in the army He lost a leg His fellow soldiers Renamed him Peg He was extremely brave Soon forgot the pain Although without this limb He would never be the same again Jake was a friend Peg met in the local pub To have a game of billiards And a bite of grub One day when they were talking Jake mentioned Reggies leg He asked if Peg could kick a ball So that they could visit the park instead Peg agreed so off they went To play out in the sun Jake had an advantage over Peg He had two strong legs Peg only one They started to kick the ball Boy this was fun Reggie's wooden leg was heavy It made it difficult to run But run he did and kicked the ball It flew up in the air Jake ran to kick it back That's when the pair Collided and fell Peg landed on top of Jake What a sight to see Reggie's peg pierced Jake's ankle Also twisted his knee The two men lay on the ground Suffering great pain Silently both thinking We won't play that again Shakily they got up Jake feeling a little wimpy Reggie smiled ruefully And changed Jake's name to Gimpy