Bertie wanted a new hobby
And thought it would be grand
If he could learn to play the drums
And join the local band
He bought a set on eBay
They arrived the other day
Along with some tuition books
And Bertie began to play
Bessie went into the kitchen
And shut herself within
She baked a batch of cookies
Whilst Bertie made a din
She heard the crashing cymbals
The tom-toms and the snare
The base drum and triangle
It didn’t stop just there
The kit came with a cowbell
A tambourine and chimes
And Bessie got a headache
The worse one of all times
So Bessie put her foot down
Like she’d never done before
And told Bertie that in future
He must close the study door
Bertie practiced every morning
Improving every passing day
Very soon he had a repertoire
Of things that he could play
He went along to band practice
Just to check some details out
“Welcome Bertie Bunny”
He heard everybody shout
“We hear that you’re a drummer
Please tell us that it’s right
Because we haven’t got one
So can you start tonight?”
Bertie clapped his hands together
And then he quickly smiled
Before he could answer “Yes”
The whole band went quite wild
©Marian Barker
