Pie Eyed - a Reissued Oldie

Reissued from a couple of years back…

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Twas the night before Christmas and I’d lost me house
I had to get home and sneak past me spouse
She’d sent me to purchase a dozen mince pies
I never expected to meet with the guys

So kicking and screaming got dragged down the pub
And entered the draw for a hamper of grub
If I didn’t win, she’d find out my sin
And my Christmas dinner would be in the bin

Had a few beers and then a few more
The tannoy announced it was time for the draw
Yippee, I won it, but didn’t win big
I opened the basket and had a good dig

About as much use as a bucket of dung
Biscuits for cheese, soup, pilchards and tongue
Checked out the clock and resigned to my fate
I staggered off home in a right wobbly state

Not finding one’s house might seem rather bleak
Perhaps I should mention we’d lived there a week
And then there it was, front door open wide
I nipped up the stairs once I’d nipped inside

Then I found the bedroom door slightly ajar
My wife’s standing there in her panties and bra
But then I thought, ‘My wife ain’t got shapely thighs’
And that’s when her husband punched out me mince pies

So blackened and bruised, with my own doorbell rung
I suffered the wrath of my wife’s wicked tongue
Copyright © | Year Posted 2021

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Bauer Avatar
December 25, 2021 at 1:12 PM
very funny, terry! i enjoyed! hope you're enjoying the holiday...
Flood Avatar
December 25, 2021 at 3:35 PM
Glad you enjoyed, Ilene. A cheeky reissue in lieu of anything new. Happy Christmas to you and yours. Terry
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December 24, 2021 at 7:10 PM
Terry, I'm afraid I'll have to say you were pretty deserving. How much trouble an innocent bloke can get himself in for the sake of a couple o' mince pies...and some wayward bloke friends!
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December 25, 2021 at 11:43 AM
Honest, your honour… they dragged me in and forced the alcohol on me. ‘Mince pies’ has always been one of my favourite rhyming slang sayings… that, and ‘would you Adam and Eve it?’ Hope you’re enjoying your Christmas, Milt. Terry
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