If you know the parlour game \"The Minister\'s Cat\" you\'ll get how this is constructed.
The Minister\'s Wife
The minister’s wife is an
Amorous wife,
The minister’s wife is a
Beautiful wife,
The minister’s wife has been
Caught with his pal,
The minister’s wife could be
Dead by the Fall.
The minister’s wife, seems she’s
Eaten by guilt,
The minister’s wife seeks
Forgiveness, and wilt
Thou, minister
Grant her petition, or force
The minister’s wife
Headlong into divorce?
The minister’s wife takes an
Injunction upon
The minister,
Just in case by his gun
The minister’s wife should be
Killed in a raid
The minister plans,
Let this lesson be made –
The minister’s wife
Made an awful mistake,
The minister’s wife
Never knew he was fake,
The minister once was a famous
Outlaw;
The minister’s wife is too
Poor on the draw.
Ministers’ wives are
Quite resourceful, of course,
The minister’s wife took a
Rifle and horse,
The minister did not
See through her disguise,
The minister’s wife shot him
‘Twixt his two eyes.
The minister’s wife is an
Ungrateful spouse,
The minister’s wife took his
Vestments and house;
The minister’s wife
Wants a whole new career
The Reverend Widow –
X-rated babe of the year!
The minister’s wife,
You would never have known –
That cunning young bitch
Zeroed in on his throne!
24/9/23