A tale of woe from the Grantham community ...
A certain poor gentleman needed the lavatory
And headed there quick for a wee.
He locked the door and sat down for a minute
He did what he had to and then when he'd finished
He tried hard to exit but hope was diminished
The door lock was stuck, as was he!

So, oh dear! What can the matter be ...
Fred the Train is now locked in the lavatory.
Thought he would be there from then til next Saturday!
Nobody knew he was there.
Then up to his rescue there came Grantham's finest
(Who tried not to laugh as an act of great kindness)
After 45 minutes the heroes won their quest
And Fred was let out to fresh air.

So a tale of great woe for a certain poor gentleman
Whose need of the loo did cause him such stress and strain
He hopes that it never will happen to him again,
but Fred doesn't do things by half!!
So many thanks to the firefighters of Grantham
Who gave such a hand in the rescue of our man
His pride and his dignity have both gone down the pan
But all of his mates had a laugh!

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