FATHER SONG

They mean such a wonderful lot to me,

It's quite absurd how my soul is smitten

With Padie, who's four, and Bay, who's three,

And Sufi, a Persian kitten!

So mother must worry, and father must fuss,

But I'll fake these songs to a sadder version

When manhood steals the boys from us,

And the Bottle-o pinches the Persian!