A Bad Day at the Bank

Mary was a teller at the local bank

Took in the money as you she would thank

For calling to see her behind her till

But suddenly she stood quite still

As on this day a robbery took place

a gunman came with stockinged masked face

firing his gun into the air

gave all and sundry quite a scare

Threw his bag onto the counter top

Fill it up quickly just don’t stop

Or else you get it was his yell

Hurry up or I’ll give you hell

Mary, frightened did as she should

Fearing he would shoot her, she knew he would

Put the money into his black holdall

But some notes to the floor did fall

Pick those up he did roughly shout

As he turned to glance at his lookout

Who was outside in the getaway car

Which they needed to escape far

Firing his shotgun into the ceiling

This immediately had everyone reeling

Diving for cover onto the floor

As his accomplice ran inside the door

Screaming, the Police are all around outside

We have no place to run and hide

Mary had pressed the panic button behind the door

Just as everyone was hitting the floor

A five foot Teddy Bear was on display

The prize for the banks raffle, by the way

The gunman realizing they were in trouble

He grabbed the teddy at the double

Anyone moves this guy gets it he ranted

With the bear as hostage the seed was planted

For a long standoff, or so he thought

But the police just wanted the robber caught

Racing for the door with the Teddy Bear in tow

Being used as cover for all we know

Don’t shoot someone said the bear could get killed

So the police put down their weapons, as around their cars they milled

Sargeant O’Hara a policeman of note

Took out a revolver from under his coat

Took aim, fired, what a loud din

Shot off the Teddy’s arm what a pickle were in

A lady pedestrian saw the commotion

As the bears arm was shot off, oh what a notion

She collapsed on the pavement, oh God, what have you done

Just as the villains cut loose with a shot from their gun

Sergeant O’Hara quick as a flash

Across to the villains he did quickly dash

One flying leap both were brought to the floor

We give up they cried, we don’t want no more

Grabbing the Teddy to a very loud cheer

Minus one arm sadly I fear

He was hailed a hero but that was not all

He got a medal for bravery and all

No one realized quite what had taken place

But the Chief Constable really had a red face

To think that his men had been fooled one and all

Into thinking a Teddy Bear was real made him feel small

The story in the papers, good reading it made

How a lone police officer had put the rest in the shade

He understood what it was all about, sometimes all is not what it seems

And that Teddy Bears are only real, in our imagination and our dreams