I WISH YOU’D STOP THAT SNORING
YOU KEEP ME ‘WAKE EACH NIGHT
THE LOUDEST ROAR YOU’VE EVER HEARD
IT GIVES ME SUCH A FRIGHT.
IT STARTS A QUIET RUMBLE
AND ENDS AN AWFUL ROAR
BUT PLEASE ONE NIGHT I’D LIKE TO SLEEP
JUST LIKE I DID BEFORE.
AND IF YOU ARE NOT SNORING
YOU’RE TOSSING ALL ABOUT
THE BED WILL SHAKE QUITE FRIGHTFULLY
I’M FRIGHTENED I’LL FALL OUT.
I LIE AWAKE JUST WAITING
TO SEE WHAT YOU WILL DO
FAST ASLEEP QUITE PEACEFULLY
I CAN’T BELIEVE IT’S TRUE.
THEN JUST AS I BEGIN TO SLEEP
IT STARTS UP YET AGAIN
THE VERY LOUDEST SNORING
THE TOSSING IS A PAIN.
AND IN THE MORNING YOU AWAKE
LOOKING FRESH AND BRIGHT
ME WITH BAGS BENEATH MY EYES
MY I LOOK A SIGHT.
“NOT A GOOD NIGHT’S REST?” YOU ASK
“DIDN’T YOU SLEEP WELL?”
I LOOK AT YOU WITH MOUTH AGAPE
WHAT WAS THERE TO TELL?