{"id":5505,"date":"2014-09-24T08:00:52","date_gmt":"2014-09-24T08:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cvm.org.uk\/blog\/?p=5505"},"modified":"2014-09-12T12:05:36","modified_gmt":"2014-09-12T12:05:36","slug":"code-ode-prat-and-pride-part-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cvm.org.uk\/blog\/friends-of-cvm\/code-ode-prat-and-pride-part-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Code Ode: Prat and Pride, Part 2"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Pride.<\/h1>\n<p><strong>(Re-read, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cvm.org.uk\/blog\/friends-of-cvm\/code-ode-prat-and-pride-part-1\/\">Code Ode; Prat and Pride Part 1, Prat<\/a>.)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>(Read Luke Ch 15, v 24-32)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Recite this, out loud, walking along, to the rhythm of your footsteps. Best by<\/em>\u00a0<em>far in a Ray Winstone \/ Bob Hoskins accent. (If you are reading this on your<\/em>\u00a0<em>phone, turn it on its side).<\/em><\/p>\n<p>So there\u2019s cat\u2019rers \u2013 a mobile disco.<br \/>\nThey\u2019re largin\u2019 it well hard.<br \/>\nNext thing that we get is,<br \/>\nOh no, it\u2019s only Big Bro,<br \/>\nParked up in the yard,<br \/>\nFace like a dead lettuce.<br \/>\nA bloke there\u2019s hangin\u2019 about.<br \/>\nOldest gives him a shout.<br \/>\n\u201cWhat\u2019s the blimmin\u2019 row?<br \/>\nWhat\u2019s happenin\u2019 in the \u2018owse?<br \/>\nWhat\u2019s this going off in<br \/>\nThere \u2013 they tell me nuffin\u2019. \u201c<br \/>\n\u201cYeah guess what?\u201d He says.<br \/>\n\u201cYour brother\u2019s back here safe and sound.<br \/>\nWe\u2019re partyin\u2019 \u2013 innit.<br \/>\nYour dad he\u2019s pushed the boat out,<br \/>\nGot cat\u2019rers \u2013 a disco round.<br \/>\nCome on \u2013 join in it!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But the oldest goes bananas.<br \/>\nHas a tantrum in the car.<br \/>\nSays \u201cThat\u2019s beyond the limit<br \/>\nThe party \u2013 you can bin it.<br \/>\nNo way I\u2019m joinin\u2019 in it<br \/>\nDad\u2019s gone a step too far\u201d.<br \/>\nThey fetch the old man out.<br \/>\nSays \u201cWhat\u2019s this all about?<br \/>\nGet out the car and come in, son.<br \/>\nFor Pete\u2019s sake give us a grin, son.\u201d<br \/>\nBut he doesn\u2019t wanna play.<br \/>\nHe\u2019s got to have his say.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve had the best intentions,<br \/>\nStayed and slaved here all these years.<br \/>\nNot carted off \u2013 not me.<br \/>\nYou\u2019ve never even mentioned<br \/>\nHaving my mates round for beers<br \/>\nAnd you doing it for free!<br \/>\nNow this prat of a son of yours<br \/>\nTakes what you\u2019ve built over a lifetime,<br \/>\nSays \u2018Thanks I\u2019ll have a nice time\u2019;<br \/>\nBlows the lot on slags n\u2019 whores.<br \/>\nHe comes crawling back to you,<br \/>\nBroke \u2013 with his cap in hand.<br \/>\nWhat do you go and do?<br \/>\nHire cat\u2019rers, \u2013 a flippin\u2019 band!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy son, just keep your wool on.<br \/>\nNo need to be so full on.<br \/>\nCome on now, shake my hand.<br \/>\nTogether we\u2019ll always stand.<br \/>\n(It\u2019s a disco s\u2019not even a band).<br \/>\nCome on now, say no more.<br \/>\nEverything that\u2019s mine is yours,<br \/>\nBut we had to paint the town red.<br \/>\nHe\u2019s back alive \u2013 it\u2019s like he was dead.<br \/>\nWe had to have folks round.<br \/>\nHe was lost and now he\u2019s found\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Then my mate Josh piped up,<br \/>\n\u201cGod\u2019s like that geezer \u2013 with his sons.\u201d<br \/>\nI said, \u201cYou\u2019re getting all hyped up.<br \/>\nI think you\u2019re having me on.\u201d<br \/>\nHe said, \u201cNo \u2013 not nearly \u2013 really.<br \/>\nOpen your eyes \u2013 you\u2019ll see it clearly.<br \/>\nAnd now I think it\u2019s your round!\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"linkwithin_hook\" id=\"https:\/\/www.cvm.org.uk\/blog\/friends-of-cvm\/code-ode-prat-and-pride-part-2\/\"><\/div><script>\n<!-- \/\/LinkWithinCodeStart\nvar linkwithin_site_id = 897245;\nvar linkwithin_div_class = \"linkwithin_hook\";\n\/\/LinkWithinCodeEnd -->\n<\/script>\n<script src=\"http:\/\/www.linkwithin.com\/widget.js\"><\/script>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.linkwithin.com\/\"><img src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.linkwithin.com\/pixel.png?w=750\" alt=\"Related Posts Plugin for WordPress, Blogger...\" style=\"border: 0\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pride. (Re-read, Code Ode; Prat and Pride Part 1, Prat.) (Read Luke Ch 15, v 24-32) Recite this, out loud, walking along, to the rhythm of your footsteps. Best by\u00a0far in a Ray Winstone \/ Bob Hoskins accent. (If you are reading this on your\u00a0phone, turn it on its side). 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