Executive by John Betjeman (1906-84) I am a young executive. No cuffs than mine are cleaner; I have a Slimline brief-case and I use the firms Cortina. In every roadside hostelry from here to Burgess Hill The matres dhtel all know me well, and let me sign the bill. You ask me what it is I do. Well, actually, you know, Im partly a liaison man, and partly P.R.O. Essentially, I integrate the current export drive And basically Im viable from ten oclock till five. For vital off-the-record work - thats talking transport-wise - Ive a scarlet Aston-Martin - and does she go? She flies! Pedestrians and dogs and cats, we mark them down for slaughter. I also own a speedboat which has never touched the water. Shes built of fibre-glass, of course. I call her Mandy Jane After a bird I used to know - No soda, please, just plain - And how did I acquire her? Well, to tell you about that And to put you in the picture, I must wear my other hat. I do some mild developing. The sort of place I need Is a quiet country market town thats rather run to seed A luncheon and a drink or two, a little savoir faire - I fix the Planning Officer, the Town Clerk and the Mayor. And if some Preservationist attempts to interfere A dangerous structure notice from the Borough Engineer Will settle any buildings that are standing in our way - The modern style, sir, with respect, has really come to stay. Executive by John Betjeman - Reading https://youtube/watch?v=y1HrLuQaI_A
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