It wasn't on the news of course, when he died the other day,
A craftsman with a singing voice, and friends so far away,
Yes, friends who never saw him, in each corner of the earth
For Brian Rathmill's Pub Prop – yes, we know what it is worth.

Such a cunning little gadget, and it's saved so many folk,
And that's a thing worth doing, and I swear that not a joke
Yes, you can try to save the world, and I hope that you go far -
But so many times Brian's Pub Prop has saved my old guitar

I can leave it there in safety, as I struggle to the bar,
And I turn and watch it standing there, and I raise a grateful jar.
And every time I go to play, I'll call him back to mind,
Sure, Brian Rathmill's Pub Prop is never left behind.

Yes, times are strange, at times I think, "Are we heading for the end?"
Well, thank God there are a few things still on which we can depend.
The poet said, "Things fall apart, the centre cannot hold"
But Brian Rathman's Pub Prop is worth its weight in gold.

19th June 2003