This un’s about shrews – some folks I knows were chattin’ about ‘em one night in the Green Dragon.
A Mother’s Warning
As soon as I turned thirty three
My old da’ he said to me –
“Go forth, my lad, defend the Shire
From mighty creatures dark and dire.”
“I will” I cried “and right away!”
I looked to set out that same day.
My old ma cried and shed a tear,
“Alack, alas, I’m filled with fear.
Afore ye leave on this fine morning,
Listen well and heed my warning.
Beasts and brigands you may stun,
But there’s one creature you should shun.
This advice I give to you –
Never tangle with a shrew!
They fight! They bite!
They have sharp claws.
They show no mercy,
Know no laws!
Doomed is he who takes on shrews,
You may be sure he’s bound to lose.
