VERSATILE VERSE 3

Fruit and seeds and salad and nuts galore
even with these on the menu I always want more

I'll have to make an effort and do portion control

There's time in the New Year to start the diet again
I'll start right away, on the sound of Big Ben.

Fruit and seeds and salad and nuts galore

It's Christmas let's not count the pennies
Eat drink and be merry then send for the rennies

There's time in the New Year to start the diet again

I will just have a little nibble
And a drop of whisky in a thimble

It’s Xmas, let’s not count the pennies

This is not good, greed is a vice
But goodness me! That cake looks nice!

I will just have a little nibble

If I keep on eating everything within reach
I will begin to look like a whale on the beach

This is not good , greed is a vice

But more Christmas pud for me
I’ll soon be the size of a tree

If I keep on eating everything within reach

I'm afraid he'll go home to his Mother
then maybe he'll meet another

But more Christmas pud for me

Just knocking elbows will not be enough
Can't keep my hands off him, it's very tough,

I'm afraid he'll go home to his mother

Don't want social distancing with my husband -to-be
I want to get him trained to bring my early cup of tea

Just knocking elbows will not be enough

I really want the vaccine so I can venture outside
Especially now I'm engaged, soon to be a bride.

Don't want social distancing with my husband-to-be

It'll be a while before I feel more festive
though I must admit I'm getting far more restive

I really want the vaccine so I can venture outside

Turn off the phone, say I want to be alone
I’ll wallow in misery, to which I’m prone

It’ll be a while before I feel more festive

Christmas day with family but chill on Boxing day
Eating leftovers, drinking wine, just relax and play.

Turn off the phone, say 'I want to be alone'

I hope no one disturbs us and knocks upon the door
Once I'm resting my family know the score

Christmas day with family but chill on Boxing day

After my repast, I shall take a short nap
Warm and cosy with the cat curled on my lap

I hope no one disturbs us and knocks upon the door

So I'll just reminisce as I drink my sherry
Or have a taste of wine made from elderberry

After my repast, I shall take a short nap

No need to use the brain cells, just relax and have fun
I think my days of quizzes are just about done

So I'll just reminisce as I drink my sherry

A couple of mince pies also help things along
Add in sherry, champagne and a Christmas song

No need to use the brain cells, just relax and have fun

Trying to solve some obscure puzzle
Does it help or hinder if I've wine to guzzle?

A couple of mince pies also help things along

I must take up sudoku and quizzes
At times my brain sparks and fizzes

Trying to solve some obscure puzzle

It's the twists in the tale that get me confused
Especially now my brain cells have all been used.

I must take up sudoku and quizzes

Often it's the motive that's hardest to discover
A jealous lover or an overbearing mother?

It's the twists in the tale that get me confused

Or maybe old Mrs Brown from next door
It doesn't help even if there are clues galore

Often it's the motive that's the hardest to discover

I never seem to guess who’s the culprit
Was it the butler, or the vicar in the pulpit?

Or maybe old Mrs.Brown from next door