Meanwhile, Back Under the Duvet...
A kangaroo tried in a wallaby court
Pleaded 'not guilty' without a thought
As kangaroos do (since their brains are quite small)
Ignoring the strident death-penalty call
From the budgerigars and the wombats alike
From the zebras, the foxgloves and even a shrike
"What a dreadful fuss for a squashed bandicoot"
Said the vacuous usher in a hand-me-down suit
"That 'roo did what all true Australians would do -
Beat the living daylights out of Sydney's finest zoo!"
The kangaroo's lawyers all argued in vain
He had a pullover, but scarcely a brain;
They claimed that he was drunk, his crime just a spree,
But such unwholesome pleadings were not fit to set him free:
The Judge declared "Let's hang him! String him up right now!
Tie him to a lamp-post and betray him to a cow!"
They hung him, they betrayed him, they tied him to a post -
The very kind of justice that Australians like the most -
The wallabies all clapped and cheered as the poor beast died
For they as one expected a coat made from his hide:
A kangaroo died in a wallaby court
A tale, though tragic, that's pitifully short!
| Contributors: | Roland, Apsley, fester, P, Fatty. |
| Poem finished: | 22nd November 2000. |