Serendipity the Second

He caught his bus to Barnsley Thinking he’d be there soon But the driver took a wrong turn And they landed on the moon Where the King of the Selenes A most delightful host Served them Lunar Honey On hot buttered toast And a string quartet played Until half past three When the Lady Queen Served her special lemon tea Then they all stood chatting As the driver turned his bus around And at the very first attempt Got it straight off the ground Back down in Barnsley He couldn’t for his life Think of an excuse To tell his waiting wife So he told the truth Which cost him a clout As she whacked his head On her angry way out If there’s a moral to this story It’s no matter how he tries If the world don’t like the truth They’ll insist a fellow’s telling lies