John is partial to his sport

John is partial to his sport

He can play most any sort,

Give him a bat and give him a ball

He’ll have a go at them all.

 

Johnny’s keen on football,

The best centre forward yet,

He runs ahead and scores the goals

Without his breaking sweat.

 

At playing cricket he excels

And bowls a steady line,

Then when he’s batting whacks the ball

For sixes every time.

 

Golfing’s great when John’s around

He hits it down the middle,

He always gets a hole in one

With hardly any trouble.

 

Swimming up and down he does

Before he goes to school,

He ploughs the lanes with a fast front crawl

In the town swimming pool.

 

At badminton his record is

Eighty three with Tom,

And if he keeps on practising

It will be 100 before long.

 

He paddles here he paddles there

When kayaking with his brothers,

Eskimo rolls and a big seal launch

Whilst splashing one another.

 

Basketball? – he’s not very tall

So he hasn’t played this yet,

But when he grows a foot or two

He’ll find that high up net.

 

At rugby he’s a fast scrum half

And scores before you know it,

He is the best but it must be said

That tennis is his favourite.

 

He’s ace at serving, volleys hard

His back hand is great to see,

But his forehand topspin beats the lot

If you were asking me.

 

When it’s raining hard outside

At snooker he’s quite able,

Then he likes to play ping pong

Upon the kitchen table.

 

John is partial to his sport

He can play most any sort,

Give him a bat and give him a ball

He’ll have a go at them all.