Versatile Verse 2

They say that exercise is good for mental health
And all this staying in is building my wealth

How nice it would be to go and spend some

How nice it would be to go and spend some
But Amazon and eBay have temptations to which I succumb

Although I do long to fossick around real shops

Although I do long to fossick around real shops
Especially at Christmas when I just can’t stop
A nip in the air and twinkling lights

A nip in the air and twinkling lights
Yes I can recall those December nights

Being so excited waiting for Santa

Being so excited waiting for Santa
He'd bring me a lump of coal and a Fanta

He's in quarantine now, so no gifts this year

He's in quarantine now, so no gifts this year
Don't say that to the children or how they'll glare

I'm hoping that by then we'll have some cause to celebrate

I'm hoping that by then we'll have some cause to celebrate
I don't like Christmas but this year I just can't wait

Surely by then we'll be allowed to mingle

Surely by then we’ll be allowed to mingle
My heart is racing, I’m all of a tingle

At the very thought of dining and dating

At the very thought of dining and dating
It's all out there for us, just waiting

But I'm getting impatient, want to break free

But I'm getting impatient, want to break free
Can't wait to go for a dip in the sea

My cossies are ready , my body well tanned

My cossies are ready, my body well tanned
Alas, distancing means that swimming is banned

It’ll be a while before The Great Reveal

It'll be a while before The Great Reveal
I'm not talking about clothes which I'm keen to peel

But getting out the bunting, the flags and the banners

Bur getting out the bunting, the flags and the banners
not to mention DIY with all those hammers.

We'll all be excited with plenty we want to do

We'll all be excited with plenty we want to do
I wanna go dress shopping, how about you?

I'm sick of wearing the same old thing

I'm sick of wearing the same old thing
I want something new with a bit of ring a ding, ding!

Something glitzy and showy would be good

Something glitzy and showy would be good
A silver sequinned cape with fur trimmed hood

With matching boots right up to the thigh

With matching boots right up to the thigh
some will say mutton dressed as lamb, I won't lie

But what does that matter if you can carry it off

But what does that matter if you can carry it off
So ignore the narrow minded who just like to scoff

Always do what you like as long as it doesn't hurt others

Always do what you like as long as it doesn't hurt others
that's good advice we all heard from our mothers

Just go for it and have fun while you can

Just go for it and have fun while you can
You’ll know soon enough if he’s your man

And whether he has good intentions

And whether he has good intentions
and if he's interested in formal conventions

In my dreams I'm imagining a wild crazy fling

In my dreams I'm imagining a wild crazy fling
And some man gets down on one knee and gives me a ring

I've only known him two days

I've only known him two days
But already love his funny little ways

So I'm already planning the wedding

So I'm already planning the wedding
All cares and worries I'm shedding

Am I too old to wear a white dress and a veil?