I'm just an ordinary chap <br /> Who comes home to his tea, <br />And mostly I don't care a rap <br /> What people think of me; <br />I do my job and take my pay, <br /> And love of peace expound; <br />But as I go my patient way, <br /> --Don't push me round. <br /> <br />Though I respect authority <br /> And order never flout, <br />When Law and Justice disagree <br /> You can include me out. <br />The Welfare State I tolerate <br /> If it is kept in bound, <br />But if you wish to rouse my hate <br /> --Just push me round. <br /> <br />And that's the way with lots of us: <br /> We want to feel we're free; <br />So labour governments we cuss <br /> And mock at monarchy. <br />Yea, we are men of secret mirth, <br /> And fury seldom sound; <br />But if you value peace on earth <br /> --Don't push us round.<br /><br />Robert William Service<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/the-silent-ones/
