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Edward Dyson - Cricket Is A Serious ThingEdward Dyson - Cricket Is A Serious Thing
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In politics there’s room for jest;   With frequent gibes are speeches met, And measures which are of the best   Are themes for caustic humor yet.   E’en 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 they’ve got our best   For next to nothing, and your bet   Is good as lost.  Don’t sit and sweat; Due reverence to the problem bring.   We have a pile of runs to net Ah, cricket is a serious thing.
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