"Cricket Is An Ancient Game Of Willow Hitting Ball …" joke
Of sportsmanship and sledging, and running at the call.
You play it ’cause you love it, you play it ’cause you can -
But really understand it? I’ve yet to find the man.
It’s jumping over hurdles while on a rocking horse,
It’s looking at the steward while the jockey runs the course;
It’s exciting when you hit the thing and make a winning haul,
But you never really worry that you know the game at all.
You can play it when you’re ninety, you can play it when you’re four,
You can drink a beer and eat a pie and never know the score,
It’s a social thing, a boastful thing, a time away from chores,
You can call the great deriders just a bunch of stupid bores.
You know it’s so much better than those other piddly games
Like baseball, golf, or tennis, and other stupid names.
Cricket is a game for gents, a game of great renown,
And I’m glad I’ve never played it for it might just get me down.
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