Amateur Radio

I am a "ham" in Radio,

I have chosen so to be;

Just one look in my back yard,

And it is so plain to see.

All my neighbors are gracious,

They’ve never said a word;

If "tvi" is a bother,

You’d think they’d never heard.

We can talk to folk all over,

And oh yes, across the sea;

You can make a friend so readily,

For a "Ham’s" the thing to be.

The cellular phone is competing,

And that, every one can see;

It’s not the same as "Radio,"

Or to be a "licensee."

For a Ham is someone special,

And there is so much to learn;

To be the best that one can be:

What you get, is what you’ve earned.

The telephone is a necessity,

And we would not be without;

But there’s no thrill like Radio,