If I give up the seat I've been saving 
To some elderly lady or man 
Am I being a good boy 
Am I your pride and joy 
Mother please if your pleased say I am 

And if while in the course of my duty 
I perform an unfortunate take 
Would you punish me so, unbelievably so 
Never again will I make that mistake 

This feeling inside me could never deny me 
The right to be wrong if I choose 
And this pleasure I get 
From say winning a bet 
Is to lose 

When I'm drinking my Bonaparte Shandy 
Eating more than enough apple pies 
Will I glance at my screen and see real human beings 
Starve to death - Right in front of my eyes
 
Nothing old, nothing new, nothing ventured 
Nothing gained, nothing still-born or lost 
Nothing further than proof nothing wilder than youth 
Nothing older than time nothing sweeter than wine 
Nothing physically, recklessly, hopelessly blind 
Nothing I couldn't say 
Nothing why 'cos today 
Nothing rhymed 

(Ray O'Sullivan)