Cricket Is A Serious Thing
By Edward Dyson
In politics theres room for jest;
With frequent gibes are speeches met,
And measures which are of the best
Are themes for caustic humor yet.
Een though the pulpiteer we fret
With sundry quiddities we fling,
We pray you never to forget
That cricket is a serious thing.
The crowd assembles at a Test,
And Hobbs at length is fairly set,
Though Gregory rocks em in with zest;
The barrackers may fume and fret
When Parkin has contrived to get
Five men of ours, we feel the sting,
And give expression to regret,
For cricket is a serious thing.
They have the lead; we would arrest
A sort of rot.No epithet
Is proper, though theyve got our best
For next to nothing, and your bet
Is good as lost.Dont sit and sweat;
Due reverence to the problem bring.
We have a pile of runs to net,
Ah, cricket is a serious thing.