VERSATILE VERSE 3

To raspberry or strawberry I’m rather partial
Make a choice quickly or face a court-martial

Do you think you’ll get your just ‘desserts’?

My favourite flavour is blackcurrant
Not blueberry- that’s abhorrent

To raspberry or strawberry I’m rather partial

We'll finish off with a large piece of cheese cake
It's really the best that mother can make.

My favourite flavour is blackcurrant

Dinner is ready, we're having roast duck
Oh that at least's good I can't believe my luck

We'll finish off with a large piece of cheese cake

I really feel low, nothing to do
Oh, come on now, buck yourself up

Dinner is ready, we’re having roast duck

I’ll have no use for my glittery gown
We’re not even allowed to go to town

The streets are empty, cars are few

Somebody might want my woolly vest
And my longjohns, they are the best

I’ll have no use for my glittery gown

I’ve discovered how few clothes I need
So I'll give half away, that's my good deed.

Somebody might want my woolly vest

I’ve had enough solitary walks to last me a lifetime
And learnt of a group that appreciates good rhyme

I’ve discovered how few clothes I need

I'd like to re-join my scrabble group
stop isolating and get back in the loop

I've had enough solitary walks to last me a life time

We’ll probably find something there to inspire us.
When we meet up again after this virus

I'd like to re-join my Scrabble group

Instead join the U3A -it’s cheap and great fun
With classes and visits and walks in the sun

We’ll probably find something there to inspire us.

Can I afford the huge fat fees?
At my time of life do I need degrees?

Instead, join the U3A. - it's cheap and great fun

Where are they, the beautiful ones that stay hidden
they should tell their stories, they should be written

All of us have a life story to tell

Identify flaws where others admire
However, we see the flames in the fire

Where are they, the beautiful ones that stay hidden?

An artist is often their own worst critic
They regard their creations in ways analytic

Identify flaws where all others admire

Or creating my picture in brilliant foils
I hope it's good at the end of my toils

An artist is often their own worst critic

I’ll stick to my hobby of painting in oils
Or creating my pictures in brilliant foils

It's so frustrating to leave it unfinished
It leaves me feeling somewhat diminished.

I'll stick to my hobby of painting in oils

When a jigsaw piece vanishes, what can you do?
I've thought of this often, haven't a clue.

It's so frustrating to leave it unfinished

I knew those chips would come in handy one day
But once you invite them they move in to stay!

When a jigsaw piece vanishes, what can you do?

With my nice warm gloves and a big woolly hat
Won’t feel cold, ‘specially with my rolls of fat.

I knew those chips would come in handy one day

On the prom it was freezing, my whole face is glowing,
It’s the only part of my body that’s showing,

With my nice warm gloves and a big woolly hat

I just like the wind and the rain on my skin.
(With my torso in thermals to keep the heat in).

On the prom it was freezing, my whole face is glowing,

And if anyone saw you, they’d think you insane
But if I see them I shan't stop to explain.

I just like the rain and wind on my skin