WHY RADIO

It's dreary, dear,

The wintry delights

We share in Janet Munro's

Husky, heartfelt pinings. 

Turn down Radio One -

Would you pet? -

Put on a kettle, 

And get the crystal set.

"You have tuned in to WERQ

Out of New York City 

"Because baby, you've got to work!

Not shirk - work, work, work!

"These moustacheless, bearded Yankees 

Aren't fooling around...

"We were so lazy here in the studio, folks

That we did in fact receive

"A reprimand from friendly quarters 

In the form of a dour frown, a shaken head...

"Enough said! Also, cheerio

To those across the pond:

"I hear tell we are listened to

In little England -

"Hullo Vauxhall and Notting Hill!

What a thrill to deliver to you

"The news, all that's fit for me to read:

What's hot, who's rot,

"And where's facedown in the Thames. 

Cor blimey, I don't know me own worth!

"Now, a word from our sponsor:

Who it is, three guesses; the first

"Two don't count. 

Here's a hint: here, they're cookies,

"While you lovely rabble

call them biscuits, I reckon..."

Devon Bourbon! We cry in unison.

The say he's originally from California, 

You add sagely, and toss

Leaves in a pot...