Versatile Verse 2

That chips again were not good for his waistline
Not that he's got a waistline which I can define,

He's porky round the middle, just like me

He's porky round the middle, just like me
We'll all be on diets soon - just wait and see

Too much snacking and sitting around

Too much snacking and sitting around
I've definitely put on more than a pound.

In fact it's a bit frightening to stand on the scales

In fact it’s a bit frightening to stand on the scales
I weigh as much as one of those baby whales!

I need to rejoin weight watchers or slimming world

I need to rejoin weight watchers or slimming world
So I can stand tall again with my flag unfurled

And be proud of my slim hips and lovely flat tum

And be proud of my slim hips and lovely flat tum
I would stand on the scales without feeling glum

I’d take a trip to the shops and buy a posh dress

I'd take a trip to the shops and buy a posh dress
Something expensive that's sure to impress

Some accessories in toning colours always look good

Some accessories in toning colours always look good
Or a smart new coat with a contrasting hood

It's all a possibility from this coming Monday

It's all a possibility from this coming Monday
So let's re-name it our summer fun-day.

But who will venture forth, and who will be scared?

But who will venture forth and who will be scared
So very many seem to be prepared

To have a good time, no matter how daunting

To have a good time, no matter how daunting
armed with a mask, our freedom we'll be flaunting

heading into shops so long denied us

heading into shops so long denied us
But I'm not keen on getting the bus

So I'll drive and hope I can easily park

So I’ll drive and hope I can easily park
I‘all get in the queue and stand behind my mark

Social distancing is the name of the game

Social distancing is the name of the game
Lots of things are just not the same

When you go in a shop you may not touch the goods

When you go in a shop you may no touch the goods
We wait until told to move like so many blocks of wood

Will things ever return to the way we were again?

Will things ever return to the way we were again?
I think life as we knew it has gone down the drain

We'll have to get used to a new way to live

We’ll have to get used to a new way to live
Plan over tea and a chocolate digestive

What we’re allowed to do after all the changes

What we're allowed to do after all the changes
we'll be able to stop constantly reading, just turning pages.

Lets hope that one day we can explore again

Lets hope that one day we can explore again
I'm even going to dance and sing in the rain.

And take a nice picnic to eat on the beach

And take a nice picnic to eat on the beach
Ham rolls, pork pie an apple and a peach

I’ll pick a spot with the cliffs at my back

I'll pick a spot with the cliffs at my back
When finished, all the rubbish I will repack

Mustn't forget to reuse and recycle

Mustn't forget to reuse and recycle
No-one's more hot on that than my friend Michael

He campaign's about rain forests and he's also great fun

He campaigns about rainforests and he’s also great fun
And joins the protests in the States to ban the gun

I’m not sure when he became so serious

I’m not sure when he became so serious
Perhaps when he was ill he became delirious.

Nevertheless, he's a very good friend

Nevertheless he’s a very good friend
To whom my last penny I would lend

Except where he lives they have dollars not pennies