Sorry it’s *late*
I didn’t mean to make you *wait*
You see…*mate*
I’ve had a lot on my *plate*
There was this *quaint*
cutey named *Kate*.
She took the *bait*,
so we went out and *ate*.
What a *date*!
As I got her back to her front *gate*;
it was starting to feel like…*fate*.
Then she told me about her *RATE*!
Now let’s get one thing *straight*,
this whole thing I blame on *Nate*.
Please, forgive me as I’m still a bit *irate*.
…Oh well, enough *hate*
Let’s just get on with…