Away with the fairies
No sense in my head
“Just feathers and sawdust,”
or so my mum said
With vacant expression
I stared into space
She said, “I won’t do much
For the human race.”
I told her, “I’m thinking.”
She said, “About what!”
And I said, “Your sister,
Aunt Maisie is HOT!”
I think I’m in danger
of a sore behind
My mum said, “She’s too old,
and you’re not her kind.”
I said, “Mum, just last week,
we went to the zoo.
She said she loves big snakes!
Well, what could I do?”
My mum screeched, “You pervert!
You’re still just a child
You’ve got nothing downstairs
to drive women wild.”
I said, “Keep your hair on.
Your sister likes lads.
And also, she told me…
mine’s bigger than Dad’s.”
Always keep your hair on,
Stay steady all the time;
Stand steadfast each moment
In the midst of vile clime.
Always keep your hair on,
And never get annoyed;
Letting not get bothered
By bad things you avoid.
Always keep your hair on,
Maintain your cool and poise;
Great aplomb of your mind
Manages making choice.
Always keep your hair on,
Decorum denies drop;
Falling not from firmness,
Though the rain doesn't stop.
Break of morn starts the day,
And so does the new dawn;
From cockcrow till twilight,
Always keep your hair on.
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