Written by: Terry Young

This poem is based on the song Take It On The Run by the REO Speedwagon.

Contributed by: Annemarie Humenuk

You say you got a hand that...
You say you made a bid that...
You say you're in a contract and you're gonna go down
I see you're short the trump king
Getting it to fall is the thing
If you can't get it then your bound to go down

But I know a strategy
It may sound hard, but it's really easy
And it gets simpler the more that you try
Now I'm telling you, friend
That I don't think you're screwed, friend
And even if you are, it's only a game

(refrain)

Just play the queen and pray, partner
If the king's onside, hooray, partner
And you will have finessed it around
They won't defeat it
Because you've trapped it
You had a good plan, and you took the trick and ran

You made a little white lie
You bid it up to diamonds five,
You said you had a bundle but it wasn't quite true
But with some planning
You made the bid - outstanding!
And you'll never doubt yourself again

(refrain x 3)

I see you made your contract
Brought it home - that's a fact
You made your contract by finessin' around