Teddy happened on a fortune
A serious bundle of cash
Left to him by his dear old dad
Who wasn't one to make a splash
Platinum Gold and various jewels
In concealed offhand locations
Wads and wads of nifty notes
A mattress pile of low inflation
To the visiting eye a filthy sty
Where even thieves refused to tread
A cavernous wallow ghostly hollow
Three weeks his dad lay dead
Neighbours were complaining
When calling Ted expressed alarm
Suspicious minds had a sniffed a rat
We think your dad has bought the farm
The house now his and all within
Shocking wealth beyond his dreams
Phenomenal hoards below floorboards
Pillowcases cash strained seams
Teddy couldn’t bear the thought
Letting so much wealth go idle
With stallion gait he galloped off
Packed saddlebags no need no bridle
Celebrations seven days a week
Teddy bared with broad abandon
Dazzling fashionista vista
Amid the ritzy glitz of London
Whirlwind days and night-time glaze
Morning after devastation
When counting up found petty cash
Dripped ice cold beads of perspiration
Taking stock he fixed a lock
Turned the central heating out
Exchanged the lamps for candle light
Made prudent plans to turn about
Every asset with a value risk
He realised and took the loss
Cancelled clubs steered clear of pubs
All other stuff that gathered moss
Teddy now surveyed his bareness
A sombre lesson he found funny
How a dogs life is a foolish road
When one ignores the cost of money
It is best that one should not forget
On either side of any ocean
Lack of balance is your exit sign
Isaac Newton’s law of motion
Fixating questions on compulsion
Penny pincher’s without doubt
Living breathing in a wealthy pound
Assured of never going without
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