Obedient to a Fault

PINK SATURDAY

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OBEDIENT TO A FAULT

The sign asked me to dance, so I danced!

I leapt and I twirled and I pranced.

I kicked up my heels,

Did a few Highland reels,

And the onlookers were quite entranced.

I avoided the wheels of a bus,

Though the driver was quick with a cuss,

Executed a waltz,

(It was my tour de force),

Though a cyclist did make quite a fuss.

I stood on the tips of my toes,

(In my teeth a delectable rose),

Then I did pirouettes

While the people laid bets......

'Will she finally fall on her nose?'

When a big truck came lumbering past

I got out of the way pretty fast.

I then did the splits

(That's one of my hits)

While the driver looked slightly aghast.

I'm obedient, that can't be denied.

It said 'Dance!' so, of course, I complied.

And everyone cheered

 (O.K. some of them jeered)

When I got to the opposite side

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MISUNDERSTANDING

Ernie took his old dog, Ben, to see the vet one day.

The dog had trouble with his eyes, I'm very sad to say.

Ben was a quite enormous dog, a bit like a feather-bed,

With a great big body and woolly coat and a quite enormous head.

'I think he's started to go cross-eyed' said Ernie to the vet,

'Can you do anything at all for my precious dear old pet?'

The vet picked Ben up in his arms to do an examination

And then he turned to Ernie with a heartfelt exclamation.

'I'll have to put him down' he said. At this poor Ernie cried

'No no no! You can't do that! Permission is denied!

Why should you put my old dog down! It's just that his eyes are crossed!

Without my darling Benjie I'd be absolutely lost!

I'll get a second opinion! Yes,  that's what I'll get.

You seem to be a thoroughly incompetent sort of vet!'

'Calm down, calm down' replied the vet. 'You're going to keep your pup!

Of course I've got to put him down! He's too heavy to hold up!'

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