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Lost in translation

Andy Steenson

Saturday, June 11th, 2005

1 Leave a comment on verse 1 0 “Hello Mr Glazer its Alex,, phoning in me report for today,
We are 12th in the league,
tho’ I hope to succeed,
in the Cup…we Got Wednesday..away,

2 Leave a comment on verse 2 0 “Hows it hanging there Alex, its Malcolm,
Ive followed results from afar,
And here in the States, think things are going great,
buy yourself a big house and new car”

3 Leave a comment on verse 3 0 Hello again Malcolm..its Alex,
I’m glad that you seem to approve,
but its the lowest we’ve been, and some fans have been seen,
burnin’ effigies of you, ………so rude

4 Leave a comment on verse 4 0 “Hello again Alex its Malcolm..
the lines bad again i must say,
and you sound rather stern, so please could you confirm,
that we play in the cup next Wednesday?

5 Leave a comment on verse 5 0 “Hello you mad Yank…it is Alex..
Thats not what i said…i said this..
We got Wednesday away,.. next Saturday,
.and Keanes’ left knees in a mess,”

6 Leave a comment on verse 6 0 “Hello again Alex its Malcolm,
why are we playing Midweek?
I’m glad you are keen, as some others have been,
rather rude…as success we do seek

7 Leave a comment on verse 7 0 .”hello you insane yankee nutter”
At the end of my tether i am.,
Wednesday are a team, not a time as you seem,
to think…..would you eat of West Ham?

8 Leave a comment on verse 8 0 Are Crystal Palace a glaziered building?
and what do you think of West Brom?
are they some football team, or in your yankee dream,
the direction that they’re heading from?

9 Leave a comment on verse 9 0 Are the Arsenal some munitions building?
Or Crewe ..what a ship has it seems?
and if i said to you, we got the Preston too
would you think i was ironing jeans?

10 Leave a comment on verse 10 0 you think Leeds top the whole 4 divisions,
cos their name would suggest this occurs,
there is only one name, in this whole bloody game
a “COWBOY” would recognise………“Spurs”

© A. Steenson

Source: http://footballpoets.org/poems/lost-in-translation/