Old Joe

[Leanne]

Old Joe was getting on in years
but wasn’t one to fuss,
he thought he’d sort his funeral out;
he took the downtown bus.

He walked into the coffin shop,
asked them to take his measure;
he stood for hours while they took
dimensions at their leisure.

One casket looked so comfortable
and poor old Joe was tired,
he climbed right in; the lid stuck shut,
thus sadly Joe expired.

And on the death certificate
the coroner, a wit,
had written in for “Cause of Death”:
“He died of coffin fit.”

[critical mass]

Excellent poem Leanne

very funny stuff, witty lass, now i hate you too.

At my age you can't coff too much.

David

[Leanne]

Gotta be careful, David, you'll lose your teef :p

Thanks for wandering though.

[billy]

it wasn't the cough that carried him
it was the coffin they carried him off in

excellent wheeze

[Leanne]

I don't want to hear about your wheeze, or your pooze, thanks very much.

[heslopian]

Very Spike Milligan Reminds one a lot of the old British comics.

[Leanne]

I could do worse than be Spikish... I have about a zillion Goons books and such scattered about the place... perhaps I'm channelling

[ICSoria]

Leanne,
A very witty piece.

Sid

[Leanne]

Cheers Sid