'Help, help, ' said a man. 'I'm drowning.'
'Hang on, ' said a man from the shore.
'Help, help, ' said the man. 'I'm not clowning.'
'Yes, I know, I heard you before.
Be patient dear man who is drowning,
You, see I've got a disease.
I'm waiting for a Doctor J. Browning.
So do be patient please.'
'How long, ' said the man who was drowning. 'Will it take for the Doc to arrive? '
'Not very long, ' said the man with the disease. 'Till then try staying alive.'
'Very well, ' said the man who was drowning. 'I'll try and stay afloat.
By reciting the poems of Browning
And other things he wrote.'
'Help, help, ' said the man with the disease, 'I suddenly feel quite ill.'
'Keep calm.' said the man who was drowning, ' Breathe deeply and lie quite still.'
'Oh dear, ' said the man with the awful disease. 'I think I'm going to die.'
'Farewell, ' said the man who was drowning.
Said the man with the disease, 'goodbye.'
So the man who was drowning, drownded
And the man with the disease past away.
But apart from that,
And a fire in my flat,
It's been a very nice day.
Leave a guest comment (subject to review)
Comments
-
Regrets
From guest Chris Hoare (contact)
I wish I had met Spike Milligan in person. He has made me laugh from childhood and will continue to do so until I am dust. -
jenny
From guest jenny (contact)
I have been looking for a fun poem to say at a Squash dinner. I love it and so will they.Spike Milligan will always be their for me with his funny mind. I love him and radio shows. -
Genius
From guest Graham Baldwin (contact)
This poem always makes the hairs on the back of my kneck stand up. Such a weired, obscure and bizare slant on life and death. How did he do it? -
Nice satirical ending. This is such a strange story. I like the way it is written so it rhymes and it's quite repetitive.
-
An aboslute classic!
From guest Arkanium (contact)
I love this poem. It is very representative of Spike, if the impression of him I got from The Compulsive Spike Milligan is a correct one. He is able to show even the most serious of topics in a very silly light, without being inappropriate.
Whenever I have a bad day I just repeat the last three lines and am instantly cheered up.
Adding your comment:
