We all know that one man,
Who hasn't done his shopping,
Christmas is not complete,
He's still got a couple of things to get,
All he knows is what he will eat.
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Today he will bereave,
The wild weather and other shoppers,
To grab those he loves,
What he knows they want,
In that last minute mad lad dash.
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A perfume for her, 
An aftershave for him,
That something he saw,
And just thought of someone,
Will all be coming home with him.
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Then tomorrow the wrapping,
Will be completed by midnight,
In the running for the shortest time,
A present will be wrapped under the tree,
And he will smile knowing the job is done for another year.

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