Lend me you ear
I want to be clear
I don't want to appear
at all cavalier
or in any way insincere
that it's important you hear
from me, yes your peer
that this brand new year
many will be crippled with fear
stop it don't jeer
the problem's right here
yes it's really that near
and could be in your sphere
there's no need to sneer
and don't shed a tear
it's not really that drear
not at all that severe
you can be filled up with cheer
if you'd look to the rear
gather up all your gear
and head to the pier
and then persevere
to a whole new career
didn't mean to interfere
so, I'll disappear