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Secretly, I've always wanted to try some ballet
To get en point with my bum Id have to pray

They say you must really start young for that

Secretly, I've always wanted to try some ballet
but I would never make it on that pathway

I'll buy some tap shoes and give that a go

I’ll buy some tap shoes and give that a go
I’ll shuffle, hop, step, tap and before you know,

I’ll be there on the stage entertaining the masses

I’ll be there on the stage entertaining the masses
And all the folks who sneaked in with free passes

While back in the wings my friends can applaud

While back in the wings my friends can applaud
Keep the curtains open, don’t pull the cord

I want to bask in the glory of the applause

I want to bask in the glory of the applause
Dressed in shimmering white of the lightest gauze

Will I look like a fairy or just a fright?

Will I look like a fairy, or just a fright
Have confidence, be bold I’m sure you’ll be all right!

Then sink in a curtsy, like Margot Fonteyn

Then sink in a curtsy, like Margot Fonteyn
They clapped and I did it again and again

The atmosphere was heady, I wanted more

The atmosphere was heady, I wanted more
Bouquets were brought as I sank to the floor

Bow after bow amidst thunderous applause

Bow after bow amidst thunderous applause
'Til I felt the elastic snap in my drawers!

I rushed off the stage with a very red face...

I rushed off the stage with a very red face
I tripped over my knickers, made of lace

Oh the humiliation! I’m giving up the stage,

Oh the humiliation! I’m giving up the stage,
No more of these antics, I should act my age

And quietly sit at home with my sewing

And quietly sit at home with my sewing,
But part of me wishes I was still going.

I long for adventure, a tiny last fling

I long for adventure, a tiny last fling
Go shopping in Paris, a wonderful thing

So maybe next year when I feel it is safe

So maybe next year when I feel it is safe
I'll don my best gear,although the shoes chafe.

I'll dig out my passport and off I will go

I'll dig out my passport and off I will go
To my local airport to join in the flow

Spend all day queuing to get on the plane

Spend all day queueing to get on the plane
No need to isolate back home again.

The sunshine, the foreign food, memories of bliss

The sunshine, the foreign food, the memories of bliss
And on one romantic night I had a stolen kiss

He looked so very handsome in the soft moonlight

He looked so very handsome in the soft moonlight
But seeing him next day almost gave me a fright

My garden is looking a mess

My garden is looking a mess
But the weeds are a great success,

They shoot up overnight

They shoot up overnight
My poor flower beds have the blight

I'll hire a gardener handsome and brown

I’ll hire a gardener handsome and brown
And be envied by everyone all over town

Oh, how he made me laugh

Oh how he made me laugh
With his topiary giraffe

It’s amazing the changes with just a few snips

It’s amazing the changes with just a few snips
Getting rid of the weeds took quite a few trips

To the council dump where we had to pay

To the council dump, where we had to pay.
For £40 yearly, they’ll take it away

No need for the soil and the smell in my car