I don't think this one ever made it into the DT. It's based on a true story and was cirulated at the next Maine Bar Association meeting with some halarity.

JUSTICE EN LIEU
(Words by Charlie Ipcar © 1993 Inspired by an Associated Press story in the Bangor Daily News – 9/9/93 Tune 19th Century Irish Music Hall: "I Wish They'd Do It Now")

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There are trials and trib-u-la-tions as in life we make our way,

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Of-ten there's lit-tle jus-tice, you can hear the peo-ple say;

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Now comes the Ci-ty of Ma-chi-as, on Maine's rock-bound shore,

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Jus-tice was all con-found-ed at the Court-house bath-room door.

'Twas in the year of '93, September the eighth day,
Judge Marsano left his chambers, or so the papers say;
He entered his private bathroom, his duty to pursue,
How could he have imagined – fourteen hours en lieu?

When he tried to leave the bathroom, he found it was no go;
The lock had jammed, his staff had left, no one could hear his woe;
So this Justice was confounded – his story will endure –
By the push-button locking system on the Courthouse bathroom door.

  
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  On the Courthouse bathroom door,
  
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  On the Courthouse bathroom door,
  
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  By the push-button locking sy-stem 
  
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  On the Court-house bath-room door.
  
  First he tried to force the lock, but 'twas to no avail,
  If he'd only had a bucket, he might have gotten out on bail;
  Next he removed the hinge pins, but that door refused to budge,
  There seemed to be no earthly way to win early release for the Judge.
  
  If he'd only brought some lawbooks, he might have shown more zeal,
  He could have drafted a petition and gotten out on appeal;
  But this Justice was confounded – his story will endure – 
  By the push-button locking system on the Courthouse bathroom door.
  
  On the Courthouse bathroom door,
  On the Courthouse bathroom door,
  By the push-button locking system 
  On the Courthouse bathroom door.
  
  So early the next morning, his staff was surprised to hear 
  Such unruly banging and shouting from the bathroom in the rear;
  They smashed the lock to free the Judge, and the super did allow:
  "It wasn't funny at the time but it sure is funny now!"