Singing Grass it won at Haydock Park
The day my dad and uncle Pat were there
Came home a worthy winner worth remark
My father made a note of that good mare
And three years on the mare she has a foal
It’s running in the Derby ‘54
And Lester’s on his back the prize his goal
Never Say Die – need I say any more
And at the end of life when Daddy died
We found a racing slip his final bet
Fervent Hope the horse he fancied then
Did it win or is it running yet
These horses are so special in their way
Singing Grass points to a happy day
Never Say Die the spirit for the fight
And Fervent Hope the promise of delight
The world has changed the world is changing yet
And Cheltenham saw a lady win the prize
And Aintree and the National well would you credit it
The lovely Rachel Blackmore the surprise
My father followed his horses all his days
His mother and his aunt they liked a bet
When poverty is at the door you search out any ways
To make ends meet the gee-gees might help yet
Brian Fahy
14 April 2021
Erris Poetry 