В конце восьмого раунда звонок:
"Как там мой Джо, ребятки?"
Ответили: "Твой парень просто бог!
С ним все в порядке"
Девятый раунд шел, она звонила:
"Как мой герой в "девятке"?
Вопили: "Побеждает твой верзила!
С ним все в порядке"
Десятый раунд, снова позвонила:
"У мужа нет проблем?"
Ответили сквозь зубы, через силу:
"В нокауте он, мэм"
Boxer's Wife
She phoned them when the Round was Eight
"How is my Joe?" they heard her say.
They answered:"Gee! He's going great
Your guy's Okay"
She phoned them when the Round was Nine
"How is my hero in the fray?"
They yelled:"He leads; he's doing fine
Joe's sure Okay"
She phoned them when the Round was Ten
"Is it still Okay with my Joe?"
Reluctant came the answer then,-
No Ma'am, KAYO