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61. The Fireman

Today I met a man
Who boasted of his charms

He had a wife and three mistresses
And responded to fire alarms

He said he put out fires
Both of the hot and heated kind

He laughed about his life
And said his wife really didn’t mind

But when his cell phone rattled
He answered in prompt haste

He seemed shaken by the phone call
His face turned white like paste

Although I did not hear that interchange
I knew just what it said

I guess his wife had found out
There would be no more fires in her bed


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