VERSATILE VERSE 3

Joining in with the radio is such a distraction
Keep fit on the Internet means I’m in action

To move all the pounds that I’ve added through Bake-Off

I need someone to watch over me, like Frank Sinatra sang
Especially while driving as I have caused my car to prang

Joining in with the radio is such a distraction

But me, I prefer comfort, I need to feel safe
'Cos I'm really at heart at timid little waif.

I need someone to watch over me, like Frank Sinatra sang

Perhaps I could borrow them, when I’m on a date
What do you reckon? How do I rate?

But me, I prefer comfort, I need to feel safe

Over there I would dress ‘haute couture’ and high heels.
I’d like one of those ?, are there any deals ?

Perhaps I could borrow them, when I’m on a date

I’d like a kilt myself, with a lovely furry sporran
But p’rhaps not in France, it would make me look foreign.

Over there I would dress ‘haute couture’ and high heels.

Their tartans, they say , are symbols of their clans,
Tartans are lovely and have masses of fans.

I'd like a kilt myself, with a lovely furry sporran

They’d dance over swords with their kilts all a- swinging
The women go weak, with their fingers a-tingling

Their tartans, they say , are symbols of their clans

Sorry
They’d dance over swords with their kilts all a- swinging

3rd line Mollygo?

I enjoy a drink, but haven’t much money
Let’s watch men in kilts for free, that would be funny.

Or maybe in Porto I'll spend my vacation
But it's not the place to practice abstention

I enjoy a drink but haven't much money

I’ll stay there a while for the sun, food and wine.
That vision you mention, is equally mine.

Or maybe in Porto I’ll spend my vacation

But just a few hours . . . et je serais en France
A visit to Paris, then down to Provence

I’ll stay there a while for the sun, food and wine

They hang about on the deck, watching the sea
(And when I was younger, they’d likely watch me)

But just a few hours . . . et je serais en France

I won't take a plane cos there's too many folks
The ferry is much better despite the strange blokes

They hang about on the deck watching the sea

And when I’m allowed, I’ll be off overseas
Where the air is warm, and rain doesn’t freeze

I won’t take a plane cos there’s too many folks

So eat, drink and be merry while you can
A brilliant idea, that’s now my plan

And when I’m allowed, I’ll be off overseas

But what’s the point of depriving one’s self
And sitting here alone like a sad little elf.

So eat, drink and be merry while you can

If I had my time again what changes I would make
I’ll exercise more and eat less cake

But what’s the point of depriving one’s self

A shoulder to lean on is priceless indeed
try telling the young, but will they heed?

If I had my time again what changes I would make

Sometimes the best you can do is to listen
Even if they are sad and a tear might glisten

A shoulder to lean on is priceless indeed

It’s not about looks, it’s about being nice
And those other virtues that don’t have a price.

Sometimes the best you can do is to listen

the older I get, the more good character matters
My friends agree, when we have girly chatters.

It's not about looks, it's about being nice

Then maybe one day the right one you'll find
doesn't need to be good looking if he's humorous and kind

the older I get, the more good character matters