The Grapevine

Eric thought
he was going insane
so he told his best friend Wayne
who told Sally his girl
that Eric was in a whirl.
Fool that she was she told
Jessica because who else
could you trust, but she was
in lust with an Elvis look alike
named Ike who knew
it wasn't true but just in case
he told Chase his motor-bike
mechanic mate, who in turn
told Kate his sister who knew
a Mister Drew, But Sue
the snitch told Mitch the school dunce.

Now once upon a time
long before rhyme
was ever used people
got confused over rhythm
and meter until a guy
named Peter came along
And restored the poem
back to its rightful glory.
Now back to the story...

So there was Eric
walking the street
when who should he meet,
but Doctor Brown
in his surgical gown
who straight away,
as clear as day
saw Eric's insanity
and sent him to the infirmary
where the Doc operated
to remove the pain
that drove Eric insane
inside his brain. Alas
how sad instead of a tumour
The Doc removed
Eric's sense of humour.

Copyright; Michael Crane