It doesn't matter whether, the weather's foul or fine,
What better way to spend the day than with a rod and line,
You'll need the patience of a Saint and a wiggly worm for bait,
Then sit and stare at the float out there,
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I had a little pencil with a rubber on the end,
I used it to record my score, or sometimes to amend.
But I went and stuck it in my ear and twiddled it about,
The rubber got stuck in there, the pencil was without!
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