Listen my brothers, o'er the tale at hand
of the once mighty Triumph, called "Slippery Sam"
The wail of that triple, to all who would listen,
struck fear in the hearts, of all competition
Race day at Daytona, all there who would see,
the triples would finish, one, two, and three
To the Isle of Man, this triple would go,
to finish first place, five times in a row
Competition cried "foul," hey, give us a chance,
to see victory lane, do our victory dance
Rules then were changed, the debate, it was heated,
retirement for "Sam," to go down undefeated
This feat ever since, it now goes unmatched,
but the pioneer triple idea, had been hatched
Thanks Hele and Hopwood, if it were not for you,
such racing success would never be true
A toast to Les Williams, for setting the pace,
worked day and night, to prepare for that race
Pickrel and Nixon, Paul Smart and Tait,
hats off to those riders, that made Triumph Great
Your new triple rides, like a real dream come true,
remember ol "Sam," blazed this trail for you
To Hinckley we give you, rich history, success,
uphold the tradition that Triumph is best
Tim Carter
