I caught a little virus
at the local shopping Mall
It just jumped into my basket,
wasn't chasing it at all
It's knocked me sort of sideways,
and I'm feeling awful rough
I've got a raging headache
and a horrid, hacking cough.
My throat it seems on fire
You should hear my fearsome sneeze
My energy more equal to
a languid summer breeze
But do I get sympathy ?
You bet your life I don't
I'm surrounded here by tablets
Lozenges and Vicks
Paracetamol and Lemsip
Still I'm feeling sick
My lovely kids can't give a toss
they're busy on their phones
My faithful dog keeps pestering me
for Walkies and his bone.
I'm in a truly awful state
But there's worse I'm telling you
My wife just told our neighbour
"Oh, he's only got Man Flu".
Tony Gardner
