It's movie night at the household,

And the shows he likes make my brain go cold.

It's movie night and I want to scream.

No, I'm not worried about the occasional bad dream.

He watches the cop shows like they are real.

He watches some movies that me me reel.

The plots are all grimy

The acting seems slimy.

It's movie night and I want to cry

Watching plastic dummies appear to die.

Now, I'm no expert on the police doings

But some of the things leave me swooning.

Oh, send me an actah

Like Kevin Branagh!

Some Henry the Fifth, or Much Ado About Nothing!

Something with substance, and not all plain stuffing.

Or maybe a tankard of nicely chilled ale

As anything else is beyond the pale.