I Nearly Had a Little Brother

I nearly had a little brother!

Yes, I nearly had a little brother

Who wasn’t as big as I

But Daddy didn’t want him

To gaze upon the sky.

I nearly had a little brother!

I nearly had a little brother

Who’d whimper soft and low

But Mam and dad just

 Wouldn’t let him grow.

I nearly had a little brother

Who’d be smart and bright and funny

But Mam and dad decided

He’d cost far, far

Too much money.

I nearly had a little brother!

Yes, I nearly had a little brother

     Who wasn’t as tall as me

But Mammy didn’t want him

 Laughing and running free

I nearly had a little brother

But Mam and dad got bored

They’d had more than enough of me

So they got a man

 To cut his little cord.

I nearly had a little brother

Who’d talk and talk

 And talk

But they cut off his little legs

So he’d never ever walk.

I nearly had a little brother

Who’d be as mucky as a pup

But Daddy told the doctor

It was time to

Cut him up.

I nearly had a little brother

Who could run and dance and shout

But they took him to the hospital

Where a nurse

Sucked him out.

I nearly had a little brother

Who’d always be around

But because he was chopped up small

His body makes no sound.

I nearly had a little brother

To fight with and win!

But I never got the chance to boast,

Because the man

Dropped him in a bin

I nearly had a little brother

Well...

Nearly