VERSATILE VERSE 3

I try to put on a good face
Even when I'm crying all over the place.

I'm a good actress, my Mum always said

A certain optimism can be beneficial
But at times my enthusiasm is artificial

I try to put on a good face

Live for today and don’t worry about tomorrow
Too much soul searching can lead to sorrow

A certain optimism can be beneficial

I'm a gal who just wants to have fun
definitely not waiting 'till all the work is done

Live for today and don't worry about tomorrow

Life is for living he often says
Funny that, all he does is laze

I'm a gal who just wants to have fun

We are chalk and cheese in a funny way
He forgets his money so it's my turn to pay

Life is for living he often says

I went to uni, he went to jail
His behaviour is often beyond the pale

we’re chalk and cheese in a funny way

He thinks he's the real joker in the pack
But I've got the brains he seems to lack

I went to uni, he went to jail

I'm more sensible when I'm compos mentis
proving to dh that my brain is wittier than his

He thinks he's the real joker in the pack

Use it or lose it is my motto
That’s when I’m sober, not blotto

I’m more sensible when I’m compos mentis

I refuse to give in to my age
I heed the words of a wise old sage

Use it or lose it is my motto

But I think I've passed my sell-by date
Go on girl,it’s never too late

I refuse to give in to my age

I would much rather have Action Man
Oh so would I, whenever I can!

But I think I've passed my sell-by date

She'll trip and damage her plastic face
That's what is known as a fall from Grace.

I would much rather have Action Man

I can see it all now, as in a crystal ball
She's high now, but heading for a fall

She'll trip and damage her plastic face

She has the makings of a dominatrix
Her type and husbands are not a good mix

I can see it all now, as in a crystal ball

She’s moving on to victims new
There’s no taming of that shrew

She has the makings of a dominatrix

Then, the village 'Barbie' walked in,
Without Ken, they're divorced again

She's moving on to victims new

Think of all the laughs you have had
Times that weren't really that bad

Then, the village 'Barbie' walked in

I think I'm sounding rather mean
Maybe just joking, think you two are a team.

Think of all the laughs you have had

There isn't room for a cat or a dog
Let alone my big fat 'hog'

I think I'm sounding rather mean

I could get used to a life like that
Instead of here in my small rented flat

There isn't room for a cat or a dog

The Emerald Room is where I always stay
With breakfast kippers brought in on a tray

I could get used to a life like that

Next time she wants a chat she'll give me a ring
And ask me to join her in the west wing

The Emerald Room is where I always stay

Now I'll never be the Queen's Poet Laureate
But perhaps she thinks of me as a mate

Next time she wants a chat she'll give me a ring