Stufferation, by Adrian Mitchell

Adrian Mitchell

Stufferation

Lovers lie around in it

Broken glass is found in it

Grass

I like that stuff

Tuna fish get trapped in it

Legs come wrapped in it

Nylon

I like that stuff

Eskimos and tramps chew it

Madame Tussaud gave status to it

Wax

I like that stuff

Elephants get sprayed with it

Scotch is made with it

Water

I like that stuff

Clergy are dumbfounded by it

Bones are surrounded by it

Flesh

I like that stuff

Harps are strung with it

Mattresses are sprung with it

Wires

I like that stuff

Carpenters make cots of it

Undertakers use lots of it

Wood

I like that stuff

Cigarettes are lit by it

Pensioners are happy when they sit by it

Fire

I like that stuff

Dankworth’s alto is made of it, most of it,

Scoobeedo is composed of it

Plastic

I like that stuff

Apemen take it to make them hairier

I ate a ton of it in Bulgaria

Yoghurt

I like that stuff

Man-made fibres and raw materials

Old rolled gold and breakfast cereals

Platinum linoleum

I like that stuff

Skin on my hands

Hair on my head

Toenails on my feet

And linen on my bed

Well I like that stuff

Yes I like that stuff

The earth

Is made of earth

And I like that stuff

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