Versatile Verse 3

correction _ used passionate twice!

Such seductive sights to lure you away

Oh, the attraction of a wobbling tum
The passionate beating of the native drum

Such passionate sights to seduce you away

At the oasis palm trees waft in the desert breeze
Many a man is brought to his knees,

Oh, the attraction of a wobbling tum

They sway their hips, they jingle and their costumes shimmer
In the light of communal fires their jewels glimmer

At the oasis palm trees waft in the desert breeze

A Bedouin camp appearing in the far horizon
And belly dancers, most men have their eyes on.

They sway their hips, they jingle and their costumes shimmer

Romantic dreams of camels climbing the desert dunes
Arab princes partaking of dates and prunes

A Bedouin camp appearing in the far horizon

I wondered what life was like in those far off lands
Envisioning marble palaces among the drifting sands

Romantic dreams of camels climbing the desert dunes

No doubt they were owners of an oil well or two
They wore clothes of pure silk , heavy jewellery too

I wondered what life was like in those far off lands

Once in a casino, I saw thousands change hands
By richly dressed people from Eastern lands

No doubt they were owners of an oil well or two

But a fool and his money are soon parted
If I even tried, I’d be sorry I started!

Once in a casino, I saw thousands change hands

I could spend all my money at the gaming wheel
Most of the time , I win a good deal

But a fool and his money are soon parted

Think of those beaches and lying in the sun
Then back into town for a lot more fun

I could spend all my money at the gaming wheel

There are casinos, here, there and everywhere
So you can happily gamble with never a care

Think of those beaches and lying in the sun

But the Aussies are friendly, at least those I’ve met
They’re all quite tanned, and love ‘pokies’, that’s a bet

There are casinos, here, there and everywhere

And unless you’re the owner, the payments are ?(poo if the emoji doesn’t work).

But the Aussies are friendly, at least those I’ve met

It's not all that great, down under
Unless you've a gold or opal mine to plunder

That's a lot of hard work and dangerous too

To see you in hospital critical care
To go there again, I will not dare

It’s not all that great, down under

There's also jelly fish, sharks, crocodiles and snakes
Just one nasty bite is all that it takes

To see you in hospital critical care

I watched about Australian spiders tonight . . .
The trouble with Oz is that most of them bite.

There's also jelly fish, sharks, crocodiles and snakes

Just can’t have them running around unmolested
It seems wire wool stops them being interested.

I watched about Australian spiders tonight . . .

So I'll have to call out the rodent killer
then fill all entry points with a good cement filler

Just can't have them running around unmolested

They sneak in, right under the spring
And oh what a lot of frustration they bring

So I'll have to call out the rodent killer

They seem to get everywhere those little pests
The traps I laid, they treat like jests

They sneak in, right under the spring

The traps I laid, they treat like jests

They sneak in, right under the spring

But ways to deter them, humane or efficient?
The solutions I try are never sufficient

They seem to get everywhere those little pests