''The Plight of Alan Yardley''
Before I begin - please note in Britain ''JSA'' means ''Jobseekers Allwance'' - £147-00 per fortnight. Out of that comes mortgage, electricity, water and service charge - easy it aint ! - ''A few bob'' would be ''a few dollars'' in the U.S. ''Flat'' would be ''apartment''
The Plight of Alan Yardley
Do you know Alan Yardley ?
Not his real name - not even hardley
Alan smiles and tells a joke
Yet when he gets home he has to choke
He's on JSA - can't pay his bills
Another victim of today's ills
He wonders how things got so bad
Remembering when he was a lad
For then he had money to spend
Today he cannot comprehend.....
.....why he cannot get a job
He only wants to earn a few bob
To pay the mortgage on his flat
Plus other bills on the mat
I'm sure you know him, I'm sure you do
For Alan is really me......and you....
Copyright © David Lowe | Year Posted 2011
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