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(They requested I read the
‘kidnapped’ poem I had done for them previously but I had lost it, so I came
up with this) Danger Don’t do this Please leave Following this Public Safety Announcement This act Carries a health warning And A heart warning This is serious Keep listening (Before leaving) To these [!] press reports “Thunderously” – “rabidly”
– “captivating”–“hordes” “Full-throttle” - “furious”
- “passion”, “Passionate” – “powerful” – “dashing”, “In the middle of you”! “They’ll blow you away”! “Abandon”! “While you still can” (That took some heavy
editing) “Head-shaking hair-tossing wild men” As purported in press
releases They tell tales Tales of folk-lore And the personal histories Of people who are real Well here Are the experiences Of such people One woman ran out in tears I know, I was there It was Otley (Where I lost the poetry) She ran out, Before they could do a rousing cheerful one To bring us back round! Now For the heart warning Another woman Lost her credit card They - found it I had to announce it ‘Will Sophie Posit, Please go outside To meet Tanglefoot” She fainted And lots of - other women Really resented ‘Humph!’ Missing out On their hair-tossing
attention Remember staying here Listening Could cause these things To be happening To you One listener Had a brain haemorrhage I know - it was me, So carried away Shouting them on I bust a blood vessel It was me ‘ead guv ‘Ah, I see, You must have been to see, (cheer – full of fear) Tanglefoot |
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