Versatile Verse 3

Don't matter where -Waitrose, Tesco or Lidl
but some recipes are complicated; a bit of a fiddle

Not like my mam's precious Bero book

Don’t matter where - Waitrose, Tesco or Lidl
A favourite pud is M&S choc melt-in-the-middle

It’s a reason to get out my best tablecloth

It’s a reason to get out my best tablecloth
Hope it hasn't been ravaged by that dreadful moth

I'll give my cutlery a spit and polish

I'll give my cutlery a spit and polish
That's one job I need to quickly demolish

Waterlily napkins would look lovely

Water lily napkins would look lovely
Eight chairs fit around my table easily

I’ll make a centrepiece with candles and flowers

I'll make a centrepiece with candles and flowers
I've polished the glasses for hours and hours

The bell will soon ring and my first guests arrive

The bell will soon ring and my first guests arrive
I’m not quite ready but I’ll survive

There is something quite scary about being tardy

There is something quite scary about being tardy
I'd rather just watch Laurel and Hardy

Can't stand entertaining, no matter who

Can’t stand entertaining, no matter who
I’m no domestic goddess it’s very true

I’d rather have a Guinness in my local pub

I'd rather have a Guinness in my local pub
Dance at a disco or chill in a club

Being a hostess - if just for a night

Being a hostess -if just for a night
is not need to get into a bit of a fright

But if it's for longer panic sets in

But if its for longer panic sets in
and that is the time for hitting the gin

But now's not the time for taking to booze

But now’s not the time for taking to booze
When drunk, I fall and am easy to bruise

The last thing I need is hospitalisation

The last thing I need is hospitalisation
Even though I live near the ambulance station.

I once thought of seeking a career as a nurse

I once thought of seeking a career as a nurse
But caring for people? I just make them worse

However, my talent is flower arranging

However, my talent is flower arranging
But as I get old my talents are changing

I'm quite good now as a couch potato

I’m quite good now as a couch potato
I don’t court excitement, I go with the flow

On Saturdays I drink Martini while I sit watching Strictly

On Saturdays I drink Martini while I sit watching Strictly
Not too much, or I go green and start feeling sickly

Everything in moderation at my time of life

Everything in moderation at my time of life
I haven't got the energy for any kind of strife

Live and let live is definitely my motto

Live and let live is definitely my motto
Eat little meals and never get blotto

The money I'm saving on food I suppose

The money I’m saving on food I suppose
Could go into an ISA until it grows

My hubby would approve as he’s keen on saving

My hubby would approve as he’s keen on saving,
He hates my spending ways, says I'm raving!

But you can't take it with you when you go

But you can't take it with you when you go
Give it to the young, they need it more.

Their needs are much greater than ours

Their needs are much greater than ours
with the pandemic cutting some of their working hours

And the price of childcare a worrying addition

And the price of childcare a worrying addition
Grandma can't help due to restriction.

Sometimes I think we're all paranoid