Versatile Verse 2

We leave the road and follow a bumpy track
we're travelling to places right off the map

It's fun, it's exciting and a bit scary too

It’s fun, it’s exciting, it’s a bit scary too
What the hell, there’s nowt else to do!

I quite like the idea of a misspent dotage

I quite like the idea of a misspent dotage
Travelling the world and eating potage.

I'll cycle along the old silk route

I’ll cycle along the old silk route
Joanna Lumley did it on TV - her outfit was cute

I need a bandana to keep the sweat from my eyes

I need a bandana to keep the sweat from my eyes
I'd like to look like Lumley in it but I've eaten too many pies

But when the virus is over I can still travel the world

But when the virus is over I can still travel the world
Won't lie on a sofa, book in hand and curled

I'll need a case for my potions and pills

I'll need a case for my potions and pills
But travel really helps me forget all my ills

To see other ways of life opens my eyes

To see other ways of life opens my eyes
Some things have been a huge surprise

Like different cultures or a different religion

Like different cultures or a different religion
And study birds like an endangered pigeon,

I'm planning to visit Kenya on safari

I'm planning to visit Kenya on safari
Go native and pretend I’m on Daktari

But will I like camping under the stars?

But will I like camping under the stars?
Sure it's better than hotels or spas

I'll take Omar with me, to share these nights

I'll take Omar with me, to share these nights
And we will feast on Turkish delights

We may even spot an an elephant or more

We may even spot an elephant or more
Hopefully we’ll hear a Maasai lion roar.

We’re off on safari at 6 in the morning

We’re off on safari at 6 in the morning
I may be awake but I’ll definitely be yawning

I’m up for spotting giraffes and lions

I'm up for spotting giraffes and lions
pretending to be brave like the other clients

so long as none get too near the jeep

so long as none get too near the jeep
Or I'll fall on the floor in a trembling heap.

They'll sense my fear and eat me for lunch

They'll sense my fear and eat me for lunch
But there's safety in numbers if we stay in a bunch

I hope my photography is up to the task

I hope my photography is up to the task
It's a bit frustrating with this awful mask

It keeps creeping up and over my eyes

It keeps creeping up and over my eyes
I tripped, the lion checked me out for size.

I cried for help, Omar was nowhere to be seen

I cried for help, Omar was nowhere to be seen
The lion was now looking really mean

His roar made my bones rattle

His roar made my bones rattle
My mouth started to prattle

And out came jibbering rubbish

And out came jibbering rubbish
I sounded like a whirling Dervish

I picked myself up and ran like hell

I picked myself up and ran like hell
Then fell into a very deep well

Oh somebody help me I cried with alarm

Oh somebody help me I cried with alarm
stuck in a well I couldn't keep calm

I needed a rescuer and I needed one soon

I needed a rescuer and I needed one soon
Not Omar, who’s turned out a bit of a goon

Perhaps that Masai with the long pointed spear