VERSATILE VERSE 3

Spring is not far away and the vaccine will help
Spring flowers will bloom and the snow will melt

We'll emerge from the cold into a bright sunny day

But, never fear, things will improve
Soon we will see things start to move

Spring is not far away and the vaccine will help

And travelling to Venice, Paris or Rome
Is just a dream now we’re stuck at home

But ,never fear, things will improve

I’ll get out the photo album
And remember happy days out in the sun

And travelling to Venice, Paris or Rome

There’ll be no foreign holidays this year
So we’ll be stuck indoors for longer I fear

I’ll get out the photo album

I prefer sitting in the shade with a big sun hat
Reading a book and stroking the cat

There’ll be no foreign holidays this year

I must admit, my skin is not sun-friendly
and a deep sun tan is no longer trendy

I prefer sitting in the shade with a big sun hat

He doesn’t like me in anything too revealing
“Not a nice look” he says, “your skin’s peeling”

I must admit, my skin is not sun-friendly

I’ll wear the best designer clothes
And not the ones my husband loathes

He doesn’t like me in anything too revealing

And see the world and have a ball
Have a big house, and helpers on call

I’ll wear the best designer clothes

So I'll stick to strumming my guitar
I could form a band and become a pop star

And see the world and have a ball

I like to sing, but can't hold a tune
My voice makes cats wail at the moon,

So I'll stick to strumming my guitar

I would sing in my garden
for all off key notes I ask your pardon

I like to sing, but can't hold a tune

A cheerful song is always good fun
If only I knew even one

I would sing in my garden

Be wary of pickpockets, especially in cities
Keep your spirits up by singing little ditties

A cheerful song is always good fun

To experience so many different cultures
And meet lovely people, not nasty vultures.

Be wary of pickpockets, especially in cities

Seeing the world is what I like best
So many countries, I’ve been blessed

To experience so many different cultures

for all sorts of travel and maybe a cruise
I wanna go now 'cos I'm getting the blues,

Seeing the world is what I like best

I'm making plans and living in hope
when this lockdown is over there'll be plenty of scope

for all sorts of travel and maybe a cruise

But if time is short I'd rather travel and have fun
My old bones really need some sun

I'm making plans and living in hope

what shall I choose to do before I kick the bucket?
Do something useful - not act like a muppet.

But if time is short I'd rather travel and have fun

I know a woman who watched sharks from a cage
And swimming with dolphins was all the rage

what shall I choose to do before I kick the bucket?

Perhaps some extreme sports would be the answer
but I'm not adventurous I'm just a dancer.

I know a woman who watched sharks from a cage

Each to his own, we're not all the same
But even to me my hobbies sound tame!

Perhaps some extreme sports would be the answer

On what brings pleasure to many folks,
Some are serious, some like jokes.

Each to his own, we're not all the same