The Ballad of Joe and Sal

Down through the years
We've been blessed with some teams
But the likes of these two
Are what spoil many of a man's dreams

I laughed at Laurel and Hardy
Abbott and Costello too
Then I met Joe and Sal
What a fine how-do-you-do!

Their adventures took place
On the night shift at the P.O.
Struggling to keep their eyes open
Chasing the mail they would happily go.

Sal being older
Would tell Joe what to do
Unless there was a mistake
The he would renege on him too!

Joe and his pal
Had the routine down to a T
The things that they did
Norris never did see

Then one fateful night
While Sal was a 'keying
Many girls passed him by
Joe started laughing at what he was seeing

With one eye on the girls
And the other on the mail
Sal struck the repeat key
Making the good entries now fail

Sal and Joe went home
With a smile from ear to ear
They were called by Mr. Norris
"What the hell happened here?"

Sal started to stutter
Joe said it was a stroke of bad luck
While Sal was keying
Thunder and lightning struck.

I witnessed Dave's face
Turn from beet red to blue
He was cussing and swearing
And repeating, 'what am I going to do?'

Just at that time
Top tech Kevin came a strollin by
He said Dave don't worry
They were all business reply

Well before Joe met Sal
He had teamed up with Kevin
This was a match
That was surely made in heaven

Well Sal has retired
And Norris is babysitting
As for Joe and Kevin
Well, they're never quittin.