HOSPITALS HAVE THIS POOR LITTLE THING
IT'S METAL AND ROUND,THIS PIECE OF TIN.
IT'S HAS A JOB THAT'S NOT VERY NICE
THIS LITTLE ROUND BLOCK OF ICE.
NOW LET'S TAKE A LOOK, FROM IT'S POINT OF VIEW.
THE JOB IT HAS IS CERTAINLY NOT VERY NEW.
IN THE HOSPITAL CHILD, WOMAN,OR MAN,
IT IS ALWAYS ON CALL,IT'S IN SUCH A DEMAND
NOW THIS LITTLE FELLOW NEVER COMPLAINS,
IT JUST DOES IT'S DUTY AGAIN AND AGAIN
ALWAYS BEEN SAT ON,AND HOLDING YOU UP WITH ALL IT'S MIGHT
IT'S THEN QUICKLY PICKED UP, THEN PUT OUT OF SIGHT.
NO THANKS, NO PRAISE, DOES IT EVER RECEIVE
PUT BACK ON THE SHELF,LEFT ALONE FOR IT'S GOOD DEED.
TILL THE NEXT JOB COMES ALONG, WHEN IT'S TIME IS DUE
NO WONDER THIS POOR LITTLE THING HAS THE,
"BED PAN BLUES"