MR. SHERWOOD AND MR. PINTO

Oh Mr Sherwood,

Oh Mr Sherwood

I have heard that you’ve a problem of cash flow.

Would you take it by degrees,

And please set my mind at ease,

By explaining where it is the money goes.

Oh Mr Pinto

[Do tell, Mr Sherwood]

Oh Mr Pinto

[Do tell, do tell!]

It is really a straightforward recipe:

I just empty out my socks

And then buy another box.

[And your half-hose Mr Sherwood?]

Buys a half-height, Mr P.

Oh Mr Sherwood,

 [I’m listening Mr P]

Oh Mr Sherwood,

[All ears, Mr P]

Are your cranes as safe as they’re cracked up to be?

Is there never a mistake?

Does a cable never break?

Have you never had a single tragedy?

Oh Mr Pinto

Oh Mr Pinto

To avoid it there’s a simple remedy.

If a box falls to the ground

You had better give a bound.

[With a quick step, Mr Sherwood?]

With a tango, Mr P.

Oh Mr Sherwood

[Yes, Mr Pinto]

Oh Mr Sherwood

Are your reefer boxes really here to stay?

Can you send a side of beef

From Argyll to Tenerife

And satisfy the most austere gourmet?

Oh Mr Pinto

[As a gourmet yourself, Mr S]

Oh Mr Pinto,

We’ve been known to have disasters, I agree,

Where the meat arrives quite bad

And the client’s very sad.

[How disgusting, Mr Sherwood.]

Simply offal, Mr. P.

Oh Mr Sherwood,

Oh Mr Sherwood,

There’s a rumour that you’ve really spread your wings.

I deduce that if you can, you’ll

Introduce an SC manual.

Can you please reveal he secret of such things.

Oh Mr Pinto

Oh Mr Pinto,

It is all part of SC philosophy:

Where you rent a special here

And return a reefer there.

[Metamorphosis, dear Sherwood?]

One-way leasing, Mr. P.