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I walked down the jetty ,

Too the fairy ,

Wear the fairy man waited ,

Dressed in his cowl ,

His hood covered his face ,

He held out his bonny hand ,

I put in my penny ,

All was quiet ,

Then like a crack of thunder ,

His voice broke the silence ,

''THE PRISE IS A POUND! ''

''AND DON'T TAKE PLASTIC!'' ,

''WHAT A POUND! '' ,

I replied indignantly ,

We had a bit of a Barney ,

''YES A POUND , STERLING! ''

''YOU KNOW V A T , COUNCIL TAX '' ,

''INFLATION AND THAT KIND OF THING '' ,

'' , WELL IT ALL ADDS UP YOU KNOW '' ,

'' THE COST OF DEATH '' ,

''WELL I GOTTER MAKE A DYEING YOU KNOW '' ,

''WELL '' , I replied ,

''Stuff that , then I aint coming '' ,

So I turned on me heels ,

Walled back down the jetty ,

And back home I went

Poetry by ken d williams