No wonder that The Nation takes to drink

There used to be a thing called ‘entertainment’
It cheered you up or made you want to think
But now its ‘grab the cash’ the brain’s left dormant
It’s no surprise the nation takes to drink

The Brother House not so much education
A puerile wayto watch the ‘missing link’
has nicely filled the gap - the soul’s vocation -
Yes, thanks a lot I need another drink

If only thoughtful word -or peroration
refilled the space of constant kitchen sink
We’d see the standard rise to raise the nation
Til that time comesI’ll have another drink

And here’s the TV quiz - A ‘cheap’ arrangement
to drag the greed to cash - the ‘missing clink’
Re-set the standard low in rearrangement
No wonder that the nation takes to drink.
25Jan2007 CPR

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