Dad 70th
Mick the mad Yorkshire man
Dad I have some words to say
On this your very special day
70 years old so I’ve taken the time
To put together a little rhyme
I’ll share some tales today about you
An eccentric Yorkshire man through and through
13th September 1945
This is the day that you first arrived
Churchill was PM and George VI was our king
Everyone for our country was doing their thing
You were born in Leeds god’s country they say
A place still in your blood right to this day
Songs sung about Ilkla Moor Baht At
The land of the whippet and the flat hat
You moved down south as a young lad
And all turned out well you haven’t done bad
As a teenager you decided you wanted to fly a plane
It something you loved and did again and again
You made it your career and got everywhere
A commercial pilot up in the air
You had to work away maybe Barcelona, Paris or Milan
But you did always come back with a good tan
When flying back to the UK over Yorkshire you would go
Pointing out Gods country and its beautiful feint glow
You’re now a semi-retired Captain what could be greater
Training new pilots in your simulator
You did have a career break and its where you got the feel
Of that oh so precious metal Stainless steel
P & M Engineering is where you did your thing
Using stainless steel to make everything
Golf clubs, Brackets, Buckets and spades
And for me a stainless steel Lego box you made
But being made from Stainless it should have been clear to see
The box way too heavy to be picked up by me
When you went out to work we didn’t know what you would make next
A stainless steel car or a Jumbo jet
Now Dad you are eccentric you must agree
Just ask anyone in the family
I remember the family parties where just for fun
You get out the air rifles and the old shot guns
Competitions in the kitchen targets set up
Shooting at old pans and the odd china cup
Crazy when you think back it can’t be denied
But the good news at least no one died
Another party thing that was fun it must be said
Was trail riding around the garden on my old moped
Great fun at the time we could do no harm
But I think we did encounter the odd broken arm!!
Again really crazy and mad thing to do
Dad this all was perpetuated by you
Now let’s look at your fads we don’t have to go far
You once had a canary yellow TVR
I don’t know why but you were hell bent
To decorate the cars bonnet with a white Elephant
The car looked daft but this was typical of you
As eccentric things you love to do
Why you are so eccentric and mad no one really knows
But I think we can put it down to your crash 40 years ago
In your GT6 and accident you had
A major incident and all looked bad
Dusty Miller found the scene and we still owe him a beer
As if he hadn’t of found you may not of been here
The doctors said you may be brain damaged but all turned out great
Although you have definitely got some odd character traits
At the time it was serious and we were all very sad
But now when we look we’re sure this turned you mad!!!
When it comes to your fads Dad you can be a bit of a dope
Another fad was your skipping rope
You’d carry it with you on your travels were ever the place
But be honest Dad it never came out of your case
Then a rowing machine was a real must
But all that has done is gather lots of dust
Nutrition and Ginko Biloba here you go again
This magic potion was supposed to improve your brain
It obviously didn’t work this was not a hit
In fact it was just another pile of shit
And then some Huel was also bought
To help you become an astronaut
Another food supplement a bit of a joke
And bloody hell Dad you mixed it with coke
You thought NASA may call to give you an astronauts job
But that didn’t happen so you wasted a few bob
£50 I believe was the ridiculous price
And you only actually used it twice
Astronomy was next with this you thought you could cope
So you bought yourself an all singing and dancing telescope
You built a conservatory it took you some time
Making sure all was all good and everything in line
A removable roof to look way up high
Star gazing was planned in the night sky
But again a cock up it wasn’t to be
Right in your eye line you forgot about the tree
So the telescope was binned off and put to bed
And is now rotting away in the garden shed
You bought an archery kit you must of been pissed
As again another target was missed
You must of spent a fortune in your searches for fun
But you only declare 50% of this to Mum
It’s the same with your watches one for each arm
You buy them all the time and can’t see the harm
You keep your spending hidden from Mum but your secrets now out
After I finish this rhyme she may give you a clout
Between your fads golf is your sport
And back to this you often resort
To score under par is always your goal
And of course a visit to the 19th hole
When I was about five we moved to Acorns a derelict house
But you could fix that with all of your nouse
On fixing this house up you were hell bent
And you increased its size by 100%
No planning permission but this didn’t bother you
You just got on with what wanted to do
Your building styles was basic but you passed the test
Bodger Little always comes out best
When I come to visit you I am always on a winner
And I love to watch you and Mum argue over dinner
“What shall we have? you’ve cooked that all wrong”
The arguments they can go on and on
Dad as I’ve said above your eccentric and mad
But can I also say you’re a wonderful Dad
A wonderful husband and Grandfather too
It’s clear from what we see the everyone loves you
Gang-Gang to the kids they all think you’re neat
Especially when you fill them up with sweets
I know to make the kids happy is also your goal
And you’ve been known to buy them the odd remote control
Generous and kind with money you help the family as much as you can
This is not the traits of a Yorkshire man ?
Popular intelligent and tolerant with all
You never complain and are always on call
Always working hard and doing the chores
Dad you deserve a round of applause
So to finish off can I please make a toast
To a wonderful Dad who we all love the most
I wish you happy birthday and longevity too
I really don’t know what we’d do without you
Please be upstanding and raise a glass to my Dad
A wonderful person though a little eccentric and mad
Cheers Dad I really think you’re grea
Not just my Dad also my best mate
That’s me done it’s the end of my time
I hope you enjoyed my little rhyme
So now for my Dad can we hear one last cheer
Let’s finish this speech and get on with the beer
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