FAMILY TIES


from the ABC set JUST FOR LAUGHS

OH MY HEAD

If you're struck by a tension headache
Perhaps bought on by living with men
Or more likely it's the kids misbehaving
That forced you to count up to ten
If your temples are starting to throb
With the pain that you've been stricken
Quickly go and find the medicine bottle
And follow the instructions as written
It reads "Take two tablets every four hours
And then "KEEP OUT OF THE WAY OF CHILDREN

HOW OLD?

"How old are you next birthday dad?
"I will be forty eight I told the lad
"Do you have liver spots? "No I don't Ben
"Have you had your midlife crisis then?

SUPERDAD

You couldn't really call him Superdad
For most of the time he drives us all mad
He's not been blessed with xray vision
In swimwear he earns jeers of derision
He can't leap buildings in a single bound
Nor can he tread softly without a sound
He's not generous with our pocket money
We laugh although his jokes aren't funny
He isn't svelte or toned or even very fit
Nor is he faster than a speeding bullet
He can't climb tall buildings like a bug
And all his waistbands are far too snug
He thinks he can dance and carry a tune
And he often falls asleep in the afternoon
He wouldn't be mistaken for a super hero
But we'd never sell him for "mucho deniro
We wouldn't really change him I suppose
Even though he dresses in funny clothes
A lot of the time he does drive us all mad
But at the end of the day he's not a bad Dad

HOME CHILDREN

Well there was a knock on the door last night
The peace of household was shattered all right
It was bedlam and the kids were having a fight
Disgruntled I got up and switched on the light

When I opened the door I half expected to find
The Jehovah witness's or something of the kind
The milkman collecting his son running behind
Some kind of salesman with forms to be signed

Instead I found a couple in middle aged I suppose
Rattling a tin collecting for what god knows
Good evening were collecting for Dr Bernados
1 glanced back; good you can take one of those

HOW OLD?

"How old are you next birthday dad?
"I will be forty eight I told the lad
"Do you have liver spots? "No I don't Ben
"Have you had your midlife crisis then?

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