How I remember the old scoutmaster
nobody could start a camp-fire faster
I can see the old scoutmaster in the old scout hut
saying always carry a plaster
in case you cut yourself
if it doesn’t happen to you it could happen to your
dog
you could be chopping up the firewood
when you mistake him for a log
if it doesn’t happen to your dog
it could happen to your glasses
they could be knocked to the floor
by the long arm of the law
when you’re standing on the corner
and a copper on a push-bike signalling a left turn
passes by
if it’s a friend you need you need a friend indeed
you need a plaster
you need your money and your keys
but more than these you need a plaster
always carry a plaster the scoutmaster told us
they found one in his pocket
the day a bus ran over him.
The Death Of A Scoutmaster
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