We Keep a Leprechaun in our Basement

It’s true we keep a leprechaun
In our basement corner
We caught him at a rainbows end
But we didn’t find his gold
Until he tells us where it is
He’ll stay in the damp and cold

He coughs a little now and then
There is even an odd achoo
Poor fellow seems to have a cold
But what can we really do
Paw and maw need the gold
To see us the winter through

We need socks, shoes and rubber bands
As well as many other things
Paw says he wants some roller skates
And maw loves diamond rings
Me, I’d like a polar bear
And a kangaroo that knows how to sing

Sam, well that’s what we call him now
Shares meals with our kitten Bill
He doesn’t seem to like cat food much
But paw says in time he will
At times he is a friendly sort
I’m sorry that he is getting ill

If only he would give in
And take us to his gold
We’d give him cough syrup
To help him with his cold
Sam seems to be a stubborn one
Perhaps that’s why he is so old

It’s true we keep a leprechaun
In our basement corner
We caught him at a rainbows end
But we didn’t find his gold
Until he tells us where it is
He’ll stay in the damp and cold