Saturday, 16 January 2021

AU REVOIR - LA COUPE DE MONDE

 

They travel east

                 With Gaelic pride

Nowhere to run

                 Nowhere to hide

It’s said pride comes

                Before a fall

They fell from high

                Against Senegal

The next game a win

               Or wonder why

A draw this time

                With Uruguay

The final game 

               They have to win

Their cup defence

               Must now begin

Will they play

               Them off the park

They lose again

               Against Denmark

So, France crash out

               And exit early

Perhaps they’ll miss 

               The hurly burly

No broken hearts

               They leave behind

Were glad they’re gone

               To be unkind

So what’s the reason

               France are out

We demand to know

               The Frenchie’s shout

The answer is in

               My firm belief

They should have eaten

               British Beef


(Poem written after the early exit of Cup Holders France from 2002 World Cup, at a time when the French were refusing to accept Beef shipments from the UK)


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