So I thought of this on the way home from New Plymouth ... oops
Anyway, to the tune of the Xmas song "a partridge in a pear tree"
I once was selected by Anthony Hudson for the New Zealand football team
But I didn't have a passport - I was not eligible
For the New Zealand football team
A second time selected by Anthony Hudson for the New Zealand football team
But I was not a citizen - I was ineligible
For the New Zealand football team
A third time selected by Anthony Hudson for the New Zealand football team
But I was not resident for five full years -
Not eligible for the New Zealand
A fourth time selected by Anthony Hudson for the New Zealand football team
But I had no Kiwi parent - I was ineligible
For the New Zealand football team
No New Zealand passport!
Not a citizen!
Not resident for five years!
No kiwi parent!
So I was ineligible
For the New Zealand football team