Versatile Verse 2

He loved children and endless long walks
In fact he loved everything except my long talks,

He curled up with me on my bed every night

He curled up with me on my bed every night
The duvet was very hairy, not a clean patch in sight

It mattered not, such a good companion was he

It mattered not, such a good companion was he
Really rather dominant if not bossy

There’s a lot to be said for a good pedigree

There's a lot to be said for a good pedigree
It needs to be house trained as I don't like the smell of pee

A guard dog would be useful, but I like a sweet nature

A guard dog would be useful, but I like a sweet nature
my dear dog had that but would also protect me from danger

She was fit as a fiddle and lived to sixteen

She was fit as a fiddle and lived to sixteen
Everyone loved her, even the Queen.

The Queen is a dog person, as we all know

The Queen is a dog person, as we all know,
She’s often to be seen with her Corgi’s in toe.

She also is known as a fine horse rider

She also is known as a fine horse rider
she often rides out with a groom for a minder

She's doing that at Windsor even though she's past ninety

*tow not toe!

She’s doing that at Windsor even though she’s past ninety
The Head groom chose a horse that is not at all flighty

With a heave-ho she is up in the saddle

With a heave-ho she is up in the saddle
A smaller mount she now has to straddle

But I shouldn’t think she’d got for a gallop

But I shouldn’t think she’d go for a gallop
Unless accidentally she gave the gee-gee a wallop

A dignified trot is what Queen Lizzie would desire

A dignified trot is what Queen Lizzie would desire
Nothing too energetic in all that attire

Our majesty looking splendid as usual

Our majesty looking splendid as usual
Even when she's feeling un-amusial

I'm sorry for that terrible rhyme

I’m sorry for that terrible rhyme
We all use em Henetha from time to time!

Let’s see what you Oders can do with this sentence

Let 's see what you Oders can do with this sentence
When all else fails there is always pretense

A little fairy story helps things along

A little fairy story helps things along
Making me happy, humming a little song

So tra la la, here's to a happy day for all

So tra la la, here’s to a happy day for all
It’s the weekend, I’ll wait for the family to call

I’ll listen with interest to the events of their week

I’ll listen with interest to the events of their week
And try to get a word in, if they'll let me speak.

But to see or hear them warms my heart for days

But to see or hear them warms my hear for days
Family chatter and glee and funny little ways

I’m twisted around their little fingers

I’m twisted around their little fingers
And when they've gone the magic lingers

I just can't wait to hold them tight

I just can't wait to hold them tight
And hope that soon they can stay the night

So I can tuck them up in bed

So I can tuck them up in bed
After a bedtime story has been read

I’ll tiptoe out and turn off the light

I’ll tiptoe out and turn off the light
Hopefully they’ll sleep all night

They usually wake with the dawn chorus

They usually wake with the dawn chorus
The local birds can make quite a raucous

Then we are all awake again and there's another day of fun