“Honey, the light is out” Mary told Tom
Tom got a bulb off the shelf
In despair Mary covered her mouth with her palm
Tom was going to replace the light himself
The light was high on a pole
And harder to reach than a Christmas tree star if you’re an elf
But Tom was determined not to pay someone to reach his goal
He would do it himself.
He remembered he loaned out a ladder to cousin Stu’
Who probably took in with him when he moved across the sea to Delph
Loaning the ladder was something he knew he wouldn rue
But it wouldn’t stop him from doing the job himself
Mary looked out the window and saw him stacking tables
She asked what he was doing and he said building a shelf
To not yell at him took all the patience she was able
She was sure he would kill himself.
Tom still could not reach the light but from high up he could see his neighbor’s step ladder in his yard
Tom was able to bring it into his yard exhibiting great stealth.
With a ladder on the top of the tables reaching the light wasn’t hard.
Soon he would show his wife he could do it all by his self.
He climbed the ladder slowly
Then waved to his cousin Ralph
Which caused him to slip and fall through the tables like Mick Foley
And think he should not have tried to do it himself.
Mary rushed outside to find her husband’s broken body
Shocked at what he had done to himself
And even though she could match her husband in do it yourself work that is very shoddy
She decided to bury him herself.