Robert J Moore Poet Ballad

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The Knocker Upper

by Robert (Bob) Moore ©

Tap Tap on the window on a cold and frosty morn
I try hard to ignore it, it’s still not even dawn
I wish the noise would go away, then I’d go back to sleep       
and I could stay here in the warmth, and sweet dreams I could keep          

But ‘till I stick my head outside, I know that he won’t stop
that’s his job, to wake me up, or a mouthful he will cop
I stagger to the window, to wave so he will know
I’m awake, and out of bed and off to work I’ll go

He is the Knocker Upper. and on him we depend
To wake us in the mornings, when sleep is our best friend
he walks the streets while we all sleep, with his long wooden pole
to tap tap on the windows, in the darkness and the cold

There’s one thing I’ve always wondered, and I’d really like to know
who wakes the Knocker Upper up, so off to work he’ll go
‘cause if the Knocker Upper, doesn’t make his rounds
then no one will go and do their job, and the whole world will fall down

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Darlene De Beaulieu September 2, 2018 at 1:46 PM Hello Bob Moore so nice to meet you. That woodpecker would drive me crazy. I awake to the doves cooing,a gentle sound.They are my favourite bird. I enjoyed this poem. Have a nice day my friend.