Versatile Verse 3

I think they look snug but I would worry about a fire
Or rats in the roof would be pretty dire

I wonder how those old ones coped

I wonder how those old ones coped
they just got on with it, they never moped

they had community spirit and wanted to do their bit

They had community spirit and wanted to do their bit
They were made of stern stuff, true grit.

They fought for their country when they were mere boys

They fought for their country when they were mere boys
Imagine the horror of war, the injuries and the noise

Of rifles, machine guns, bazookas and cannons

Of rifles, machine guns, bazookas and cannons
Plundering the riches of titled gentry and Barons.

After the war they were decorated with military medals

After the war they were decorated with military medals
A poor compensation for all their troubles

To go to war is never enough

To go to war is never enough
I hope we've learned that war is tough.

Better to compromise when we can

Better to compromise when we can
or we might see everything worthwhile go down the pan

This can also be true of family life

This can also be true of family life
Which is often full of trouble and strife

One sign of trouble and they’re off to the courts

One sign of trouble and they're off to the courts
When really they are just being difficult and out of sorts

Sometimes it only needs an unbiased view

Sometimes it only needs an unbiased view
To know instinctively what to do

The ability to sort the wheat from the chaff

The ability to sort the wheat from the chaff
Pick your arguments carefully, sometime better to laugh?

A good sense of humour takes you far in life

A good sense of humour takes you far in life
That's especially true if you are a wife

Husbands would say it's the other way round

Husbands would say it's the other way round
I can't say, on that subject I'm not making a sound

Could be six of one and half a dozen of the other

Could be six of one and half a dozen of the other
Tell that to Father, who decided to leave Mother

He put his name down for a trip to Mars

He put his name down for a trip to Mars
But first he must stop visiting all the bars

He's not in great shape and drinks a bit too much

He's not in great shape and drinks a bit too much
I’ll have to broach it sometime using a gentle touch

My tact and diplomatic skills are not renowned

My tact and diplomatic skills are not renowned
but my thoughts on the issue are very sound

the trouble is he doesn't want to hear good advice

The trouble is he doesn’t want to hear good advice
He’s living on MacDonalds and Curry and rice.

He’s trying to do dating by going on Tinder

He’s trying to do dating by going on Tinder
He soon met a blonde called lovely Linda

He soon found out she was after his cash

He soon found out she was after his cash
He was devastated and went out on the lash

There seemed no end to the drowning of sorrows

There seemed no end to the drowning of sorrows,
She ruined his life and all his tomorrows.

So will he fight back and act like a man

So will he fight back and act like a man
He was told 'run for the hills while you can'

So now he's glad he's put it all behind him

So now he’s glad he’s put it all behind him
Linda won’t be able to call him, he’s changed his SIM

He’s walking out with Louise from the library

He’s walking out with Louise from the library
She’s taken some books for him, quite contrary

Reading books is not what he has in mind