The Verdict Poem by Terry Donovan

'Not guilty', said the judge, 'You're free to go',
A verdict which to Paddy was a shock
And how the jury reached it didn't know.
He stood there disbelieving in the dock.
The court was cleared and eve'ry one filed out,
The ending of a most successful day,
His friends stood loudly smiling all about,
The press had put their pens and pads away.
And as the judge was shuffling out of sight,
Paddy called 'I've one more question, please! '
The judge replied that that would be all right
While ever'rybody else just seemed to freeze.
'Just tell me, when away from court I dash -
Does the verdict mean that I can keep the cash? '