The Hammer

Look at these trophies
 See how my trophies gleam in the sunlight
 See how they shine
 What do you think it took to become
 English Hammer-Throwing Champion 1959?
 Do you think in that moment
 When my big moment came
 That I treated the rules
 With casual disdain?
 Well, like hell
 As I stepped up to the circle, did I change my plan?
 Hmm, what?
 As I chalked up my palms, did I wave my hands?
 I did not!
 As I started my spin, did I look at the view?
 Did I drift off and dream for a minute or two?
 Do you think I faltered or amended my rotation?
 Do you think I altered my intended elevation?
 As the hammer took off, did I change my grunt?
 From the grunt, I had practiced for many a month
 Not a jot, not a dot, did I stray from the plot?
 Not a detail of my throw was adjusted or forgotten
 Even when the hammer left my hands
 And sailed high up, up above the stands
 Did I let myself go?
 No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no!
 (She's done it! She is the best!)
 If you want to throw the hammer for your country
 You have to stay inside the circle all the time
 If you want to make the team
 You don't need happiness or self-esteem
 You just need to keep your feet inside the line
 Sing, children, two, three, four
 If you want to throw the hammer for your country
 (Bambinautm est magitum)
 You have to stay inside the circle all the time
 (Circulum magitum magitum)
 And if you want to teach success
 You don't use sympathy or tenderness (tenderness)
 You have to force the little squits to toe the line!
 Sing, Jenny!
 If you want to throw the hammer for your country
 (Bambinautm est magitum)
 You have to stay inside the circle all the time
 (Circulum magitum magitum)
 (Circulum est Deus gloria)
 I apply just one simple rule
 To a hammer-throwing life at school
 Life's a ball, so learn to throw it
 Find the bally line and toe it
 And always keep your feet inside the line
 Now, get out