So much for santa claus
I’ve fallen out with Santa Claus
I think he’s gone on strike
My stocking’s hanging on the bed
But I can’t find the bike.
I wrote to him some weeks ago
Explaining that I need
A Raleigh with dropped handlebars
Fitted with three speed.
There’s an orange in my stocking
Which, these days, is a treat
But it’s not a lot of blinking use
For riding down the street.
So I’m not too pleased with Santa
I think that he’s a moron
‘Cos strikes are now illegal
Does he know that there’s a war on ?
Alan Parry Booth.......... Wednesday December 25th 1940
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Submitted on December 24, 2015
Modified on March 14, 2023
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 544 |
Words | 102 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 1 |
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