JACOB'S LADDER . . .

Jacob's Ladder. . . 

News is out Armageddon is upon us and it is time for all of us to go

The worlds armies have all gathered and they are putting on a show

Everyone checks their D.N.A - so they know just where they stand

Before packing all their worthy goods and off to the Promised Land

After centuries of rejection everyone shows their claim of being a Jew

Even a whole bunch of Aborigines who just nobody even had a clue

We took every boat, plane, train, bus, car and pushbike to get there

Even the Muslims rushed so much they didn’t even stop for prayer

Palestine was the hot spot while looking for some guy called Jesus

Some found a guy called Moses and we thought that was a bonus

Every ladder found propped up then was looked upon in special awe

But “God” was having a moment because he knew the bloody score

He had divided us all over across North - South - East and West

Each and every one of us was exiled out and then sent on a test

Now each and every one was back here again at his Holy’s request

All lined up to see which one’s of us was going to be flippin’ blessed

The Jew boys’ butts were flapping - they just would not give it a rest

First in line as God’s chosen children they forever continued to stress

The rest of us just stood there with D.N.A forms and worthy goods in hand

While an Angel stood at each rung of the Jacobs ladder - their job to man

Inspecting each and every one of us to see if we would make the grade

Bribery of course was acceptable if enough to each Angel could be paid

Compassion was even allowed here as we all stopped for a cup of tea

So the Angels could off load their booty and have themselves a pee

Rungs unmanned - a few got in that shouldn’t have been there at all

Saddam Hussein’s nephew just got in with a “Phew” that was a close call

The blind & the lame stood on the side lines thinking they didn’t have a chance

But the Angels stopped the rest of us in the queue and let them all advance

Twelve days and 7 hours in all it took for the maddening crowd to die down

Till all that was left standing was a boy called Sue and that Clooney the clown

Jacobs’s ladder was then carefully hoisted up and was never to be again seen

No one was left except the char lady - who was still busy cleaning the canteen

“Oh” and that other bloke who started all of this - goes by the name of Jacob

Seems he left not long after we all arrived to have a few slices of illicit bacon

“Well” - if there was ever a earth in Heaven - we were about to have our day

It was so crammed packed up there even Jesus didn’t have anywhere to stay

The queue at immigration - it was worse than if we had been back at home

The ledgers were so overworked - at the mouth they had all started to foam

The Jew boys had all the best villa’s and had already set up their vendor stalls

The rest of us were just stuck in no man’s land and none of us were having a ball

And just as on earth - when the money ran out each of us were shown the door

“Gawd” - I really would not have bothered at all if I had really known the score

“But” hey - the free fall flight back down again was nothing short of amazing

Time I got home every bone and muscle in my broken body was truly aching

Armageddon wasn’t really so bad - given it was Israel they blew apart

And I am off shopping down at the now unmanned local super - mart

Indiana Shaw . . . ; )