I HAVE A FOOLISH SERVANT
WHO MESSES THINGS FOR ME
WITH CROOKED LEGS AND HIP BENT
LOOK ! HOW FUNNY IS HE
ONCE I GAVE HIM A RARE PICTURE
TO BE NAILED ON MY CLEAN WALL
THEN STARTED HIS STUPID ADVENTURE
I, NOT PLEASED WITH IT AT ALL
FIRST HE BROUGHT A TINY CHAIR
AND STOOD ON IT TO HANG
HE STRETCHED HIS HANDS AND LEGS IN AIR
AND DROPPED THE PICTURE WITH A BANG
FOR ONCE THE PICTURE WAS FINE
FOR IT WAS DROPPED FROM LOW
HE THEN STARTED TO WIPE IT SHINE
WITH THE CLOTH HIS NOSE WOULD BLOW
HE THEN DRAGGED THE HEAVY TABLE
AND MADE SCRATCHES ON THE FLOOR
PULLED IT WITH EASE AND ABLE
AND PUT IT ACROSS THE FRONT DOOR
NONE COULD ENTER, NONE COULD LEAVE
TILL HE DID HIS GIVEN JOB
ALAS1 IT WAS NUISANCE YOU,BELIEVE
FOR ALL THE TIME IT DID ROB
TO CHECK THE NAIL HE PULLED IT OUT
AND TRIED IN VAIN TO REPLACE
AFTER HITTING AND HAMMERING MUCH ABOUT
HAD IT CROOKED ON ITS FACE
OH NO ! HE HUNG IT ON THE WRONG SIDE
AND DROPPED IT AGAIN WITHOUT SHAME
THUD ! FELL THE PICTURE BESIDE
A GLASS TANK WITH FISH TAME
OUT TORE THE PICTURE FROM THE BENT IVORY FRAME
CRUMPLED INTO A NASTY SHAPED BALL
POOR FISH STRUGGLED AS THEY CAME
AND THE WATER IN THE TANK SPOILED THE WALL
I ORDERED HIM TO CLEAN THE MESS
SAVE THE FISH AND SWEEP THE FLOOR
STUPID HE IS, MADE MY WORK NO LESS
CUT HIS FINGER , BLED AND DIRTIED MORE
TO TIE HIS WOUND I ASKED FOR A CLOTH
HE WENT IN AND BROUGHT A PIECE
I RECOGNISED IT AND BEGAN TO LOATHE
FOR IT WAS THE CHUNNI OF MY NIECE
I SCOLDED HIM AND GOT A RAG
CHIDED MYSELF FOR GIVING HIM JOB
DISGUSTED I AM , AS WORK WILL LAG
NOW HE WILL NOT CLEAN EVEN A SMALL BOB.
