UNCLE PATRICKS EDUCATION

UNCLE PATRICK’S EDUCATION

Uncle Patrick was an Irishman
and how that man could drink,
coming home from work each day,
he’d wash up in the sink,
then rush out the door again
heading for his favorite pub,
while Aunt Mary searched the house
to find where she’d put her club.

Uncle Pat would stumble in real late,
a little green around the gills,
with no money in his pockets,
left to pay the household bills.
Aunt Mary would take that big stick
and hit him in his aching head,
so he’d wake up in the morning
just wishing he was dead.

His drinking habit had to change,
could not remain the same,
or they were sure to lose it all,
including their good Irish name.
Uncle Pat came home one day,
rushed toward the kitchen sink
but Aunt Mary had the club already
and Uncle Pat swore off the drink.