Litany of Lawyers Comic Poem, Benedict Brooke

A litany of lawyers Looking like Tom Sawyers Twelve years old if they’re a day Mischievous and creatin’ A rumpus and all statin’ “We guarantee, no fee, no win no pay!” They’re circling at my bedside And someone at my headside, Is guiding my hand to sign a contract “You need testimony Then leave the rest to me...” We’ll see you rich – and that’s a fact!” “So you had a little accident, This’ll be money well spent” “Hold On, I thought you said no fee?” “You’re gonna have your day in court, Then just as an afterthought “Now kindly sign your rights over to me…” I guess that I’d been in a crash Had a broken leg and some whiplash Hold on, these guys said they came for free! Now they’ve taken all I’ve got, and that wasn’t such a lot They took my money, took my house and all my clothes in lieu And all they said to me was "Thought you knew."