The Ballad of the Working Man
The working man had five sons
He had dreams of what they would become
The eldest was not very strong
And he weakness meant he didn't last long
The next son in line had a ruthless streak
And he was able to make his life complete
The third eldest was the middle man
And he would sit astride any disagreement
This cost him more than he cared to admit
And in the end he made a hash of it
The fourth son just wanted to laugh and sing
And saw this as his style with no future plans to bring
The number five son was the youngest one
And had a ride that was easy spoiled with fun
Once you have seen this all out in the state of play
The working man's plans for sons had gone astray.
© Paul Warren Poetry
Copyright © Paul Warren | Year Posted 2017
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