1 (8 syll) The straw that broke the roofer’s back
2 (4 syll) A roof of thatch.
3 (8 syll) With match to watch, his aerial
4 (4 syll) Came unattached.
7 (8 syll) First mend the fault, then watch the sport.
8 (4 syll) That was his bid.
5 (8 syll) First roof, then tile, then aerial,
6 (4 syll) That’s when he slid.
9 (8 syll) He clung to life on gutter weak.
10 (4 syll) And fall he did.