With Apologies To Abbott and Costello
WITH APOLOGIES TO ABBOTT AND COSTELLO
“Been to the youth centre again,”
She said, “Guess what band I’ve been to see.”
I said, “NO IDEA, my pet.”
“No,” she says, “We had NO IDEA last month.
After that it was BETTER TO BE DEAD.”
I said, “NOT SURPRISED.”
“No, guess again, daddy.”
“Oh, probably NEVER HEARD OF THEM.”
“No,” she says, “They’re on next week.
WHO was the the band I saw in December.”
I said, “GOD KNOWS.”
“No,” says she, “It was WHO.”
I said, "WHADDYAMEAN?”
She said, “No, that’s next month, silly.
Tomorrow it'll be TOO LATE TO WORRY."
I said, "OK just don't be late home."
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Note:
Whenever my teen daughter talks to me about this
or that rock band, she claims I always say disparaging
things such as “Never heard of them” or “No idea”.
She’s right, so this poem is a sort of apology for
my comments. Names of rock bands are CAPITALISED
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