VERSATILE VERSE 3

But a real true friend is more valuable than gold
I knew this and I’ve already been told

How to value a newly found treasure

How to value a newly found treasure
Not by money, not by any measure

Trust and loyalty, can’t rate them enough

Trust and loyalty, can't rate them enough
Not fair weather friends who are nothing but fluff

They flit here and there, but are never dependable

They flit here and there, but are never dependable
can't blame people for thinking they're expendable

They do say a friend in need is a friend indeed

They do say a friend in need is a friend indeed
They arrive to support at top speed.

They help where it’s needed but don’t interfere

They help where it’s needed but don’t interfere
These are the ones you need to hold dear

And now to the fact I’m still lazying in bed

And now to the fact I’m still lazying in bed
A sorry state of affairs it must be said

The weather is making it more conducive

The weather is making it more conducive
But energy levels are still very elusive

I must shake myself up and get on with my life

I must shake myself up and get on with my life
Well that’s what my DH keeps saying to his wife!

All things done in first lockdown need doing again

All things done in lockdown need doing again
the cupboards are messy again ...oh what a pain!

I'm trying to persuade dh to get out the paint

I'm trying to persuade dh to get out the paint
He did it all last year, the man’s a saint

He really does have lots of patience

He really does have lots of patience
Even though he's creaky and ancient

He's old enough to get a card from the Queen

He's old enough to get a card from the Queen
but he's the fittest man of a hundred I've ever see

Keeps talking of a walking holiday in Switzerland soon

seen ...not see

Keeps talking of a walking holiday in Switzerland soon
He’d maybe even volunteer for visiting the moon!

Though I’m not sure, if in lockdown, lunar travel is allowed.

Though I’m not sure, if in lockdown, lunar travel is allowed.
And there's too many people up there now, quite a crowd.

I'll wait until Mars is fit to live on

I'll wait until Mars is fit to live on
But will there be medicals to be undergone?

I'm not getting any younger, nor as fit as I was

I'm not getting any younger, nor as fit as I was
And I can’t go to the gym just yet because

They’re still closed due to the dratted disease

They’re still closed due to the dratted disease
My road map’s a haircut, then gym sessions please

The sea is too cold to nip out for a swim

The sea is too cold to nip out for a swim
Until it warms up I'll stay home with Jim.

Together we do Pilates online

Together we do Pilates online
Staying in with a loved one suits me fine

Much harder for those who are on their own

Much harder for those who are on their own
No one for company, except the phone

If this goes on any longer, I will

If this goes on any longer, I will
Be strong and optimistic, until

Summer comes, life must improve

Summer comes, life must improve
then I'll really get on the move

this sedentary lifestyle really must stop

this sedentary lifestyle really must stop
Before I get too fat and go pop