Come on Charlie, get ready to be turned on.
I don’t want a hose
on the end of my nose.
I’ll look like an elephant.
O but Charlie, just think,
you’ll be doing a great job.
Your cold water will be cleaning
Button Moon.
Alright Small, just for you.
Go on. Stick it on.
Small, when you’re ready
for Charlie to be turned on
you just call out
and I’ll get soggy cloth.
He spends most of his time
sitting over there in that soap dish.
It’s about time he did some work.
Sorry Captain Large,
I’ve got the other end of the hose
but I don’t know what to do with it.
Get ready to turn him on.
Slurp. Slurp. Slurp.
Oh well done Small.
Now you can press the button,
nice and slow.
Oooooh.
Dialogue from Button Moon episode ‘Hose on Charlie’s Nose,’ 1980s.
Verbatim Poetry 