LONELY AT THE BAR:

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LONELY AT THE BAR
　
The day is long, I’ll chance upon, a mate to share my woes,
I choose an Inn - a cheerful place where everybody goes,
A motley crew should gather here, they come from not so far,
But alas this day it’s lonely - lonely at the Bar.

No one to share my views with, or pass the oldest joke,
Insults flying here and there across like-minded folk,
To bandy words while quaffing - from the cider jar,
Where have my all muckers gone? - It’s lonely at the Bar.

I drink alone and think a bit, of where my pals can be,
None of them teetotal - for all have been to sea,
But never mind, the Barmaid’s here to rib this ancient Tar,
Maybe it’s not so lonely, awaiting at the Bar.
　
Joe Earl March 2012
( From an idea by Len Dibb Western)