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Doing Time For Nigel

Derek Drummond, 58
Punched a copper in the face
Stole some bricks and threw them straight
He’s doing time for Nigel

Declan Geiran joined the fight
Tried to set a van alight
Admitted arson, as you might
He’s doing time for Nigel

John O’Malley, 43
Helped destroy the library
Now he’s under lock and key
He’s doing time for Nigel

William Morgan, 69
Brought a cosh with crime in mind
His next few years are well defined
He’s doing time for Nigel

England ‘til I die, they cried
With Little Tommy as their guide
Now they’ve got a bit inside
They’re doing time for Nigel

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Steve White

Wed 14th Aug 2024 07:48

Thanks all!

And yes Greg, I did have Making Plans for Nigel in the back of my mind when I wrote this.

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John Coopey

Tue 13th Aug 2024 21:05

You've beaten me to the punch, Steve. I've just done one piggy-backing The Clash/The Crickets "I fought the law and the law won".
Excellent stuff.

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Greg Freeman

Tue 13th Aug 2024 20:45

Nice work, Steve. Nigel was a teenager in 1979 when this was a hit for XTC https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gXNhL4J_S00

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Stephen Gospage

Tue 13th Aug 2024 13:49

I hope he visits them in prison, Steve, but somehow I doubt it.
Good poem, flows really well.

Uilleam Ó Ceallaigh

Tue 13th Aug 2024 08:22

An Englishman, a Welshman and two Irishmen in a riot.....
"Multiculturalism" eh... that famously failed "Lefty Project"😏

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