Happy Birthday: John Mahoney

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1. Happy Birthday John Mahoney

   On Frasier he played Martin Crane
   Who was forced to make use of a cane
   From a bullet he took
   In the hip from a crook
   Down the highway from Everett and Blaine

   John was born in Great Britain this day
   But he moved to the U. S. of A.
   Where he trained in the arts
   Then auditioned for parts
   That he hoped he’d be chosen to play

   In season eleven of ‘Cheers’
   As Sy Flembeck he had us in tears
   With a jingle he sang
   For Miss Howe and the gang
   To promote more imbibing of beers

   In ‘Moonstruck’ he played a professor
   Who was keen for some sexual pleasure
   From a student he taught
   He cajoled her a lot
   But did not get a chance to undress her

   In ‘The Hudsucker Proxy’ he played
   A young man in the newspaper trade
   In ‘Love Hurts’, playing Boomer
   He showcased his humor
   He also was seen in ‘Betrayed’

   But by far the best role of his life
   In a series of comical strife
   Was as Frasier’s old man
   Drinking beer from a can
   And bemoaning the loss of his wife

   For eleven great years John Mahoney
   Played a fellow who drank with his cronies
   At a tavern named Duke’s
   Watching football and hoops
   Far away from his sons, who were phonies

   So we wish Happy Birthday to John
   Who co-starred in a brilliant sitcom
   That got glowing reviews
   Now he’s yesterday’s news
   Much like Tony Orlando and Dawn

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