THE MASSAGE

 THE MASSAGE     BY TIM WILLIAMS JULY 2014

DADDY'S ON THE DOLE AGAIN
THIS MEANS HE HAS NO JOB,
MUM SAID THEY CUT HIS HOURS BACK
AND THEN THEY TOOK THE BLOODY LOT,
SOMETIMES I HEAR HIM CRYING
THROUGH THE BEDROOM WALL,
BECAUSE MY BIRTHDAY'S COMING
AND HE CANT BUY ME BUGGER ALL.

DAD'S JOB MUM SAID WAS RETAIL
THIS MEANS HE MANAGED SHOPS,
BUT ONE BY ONE THEIR CLOSING DOWN
THE GOVERNMENT'S SEEN TO THAT,
SO UNLESS YOU WORK FOR CHARITY
OR IN A SHOP FOR PLACING BETS,
YOU CAN BET YOUR LIFE YOUR OUT OF WORK
AND UP TO YOUR ARSE IN DEBT.

DAD'S SITTING IN THE CORNER
DREDGING FOR A JOB ON THE NET,
HIS EYE'S ARE BLOODSHOT AND BLEARY
BUT HE HAS'NT FOUND ONE YET,
"HIP HIP HOORAY" SAID MUM ONE DAY
YOUR FATHERS GOT A START,
IT ONLY PAYS THE MINIMUM WAGE
BUT IT WILL MASSAGE THE GOVENMENT CHARTS.

DAD'S RUBBING LINIMENT INTO GOVERNMENT PAIN
TO MAKE UNEMPLOYMENT FIGURES BETTER,
NOW MY DAD HAS GOT A JOB
I THINK I'LL WRITE A LETTER,
DEAR MISTER CAMERON, I THINK YOU ARE A TWAT,
COULD YOU PLEASE TRY TO SURVIVE A WEEK
ON THE PITTANCE DADDY GET'S.