mr. speaker (gets the word)

wriggles from his captor's arms, mr speaker gets the word and, running now from the alarms, speaks his mind free as a bird, free now to roam around, stand up straight when he quotes, spread the word that he has found, books of verse and scribbled notes, mister speaker gets the word, speaks so fast his words are slurred, stands up straight outside my door, i bring you now the words i've learned, to whom it may concern senor, tell my friends i have returned, mister speaker gets the word, speaks so fast his words are slurred, excitement rages through his brain, stirred and stirred throughout the years, not enough time to explain, eyes of many sighs of fear, making space from colney hatch lane, just some poetry my friend, scuttles past my window frame, vanishes right round the bend, mister speaker gets the word, speaks so fast his words are slurred,