Evacuees
They boarded the train at the main railway station
With an apple and bun in a brown paper bag
Where they were going they had no information
Around each neck hung a large cardboard tag
We are sending you away to keep you from harm
Is what they were told by Mums and Dads
Your are going to the country ,could be a farm
But some girls were crying and so were some lads
They settled down in the third class carriage
but a short while later it came to a stop
They saw the porter unloading some baggage
Come on, he shouted ,out you all hop
They walked to a place just in the foyer
stood waiting in line ,most eyes were cast down
The best dressed picked first by doctor or lawyer
The rest by the ordinary folk of the town
That boy looks clean, what’s that, his name ?
But his jumper’s all torn and his shoes need repair
Oh she looks quite pretty ,but oh what a shame
Her dress is quite nice but there’s nits in her hair
And so it went on until all were taken
And spread through the town by the folks who lived there
Some were homesick and some were heartbroken
But some loved the life and hadn’t a care
Most folk were kind and looked after their child
But some only wanted a cheap pair of hands
Some folk were careless and let them run wild
Whilst others were stricter and took firmer stands
Some children stayed on for the duration
The rest drifted home which left just a few
Some kept in touch as though a relation
But most just forgot like most children do