Versatile Verse 3

Or even worse birds all mangled and torn
Dont mind garden slippers, old and well worn,

My husband’s so tight, he won’t buy a new pair

My husband's so tight he won't buy a new pair
he sits in an old jumper content in his lair

Now that lockdown's over he'll have to smarten up

Now that lockdown is over he’ll have to smarten up
Are there legal things to buy that I could drop into his cup?

Something to persuade him to walk tall and be more brisk

Something to persuade him to walk tall and be more brisk
Or some nice smart casuals he can wear with no risk

Of breaking the bank and spending too much

Of breaking the bank and spending too much
because when we're out together I don't want to go Dutch

I need him to spend more on holidays and treats

I need him to spend more on holidays and treats
Get me some flowers or a packet of boiled sweets

My tastes are so simple, they dont cost much

My tastes are so simple, they dont cost much
I never was a girl for diamonds and such

Just the odd simple gift that is given with love

Just the odd simple gift that is given with love
But whatever he gives me, it won’t be a glove.

Glove gifts are unlucky, likewise empty purses

Glove gifts are unlucky, likewise empty purses
Do we still believe in these ancient curses?

I've had cash and gloves and am still here to tell the tale.

I've had cash and gloves and am still here to tell the tale.
If I believed curses I would sicken and grow pale

Convinced that somebody had cast a black spell

Convinced that somebody had cast a black spell
I threw salt over my shoulder, and then, all was well

There’s nothing I won’t do for my friend

There's nothing I won't do for a friend
will get on the net and if ill, great gifts I will send

will make an effort to help out and go the second mile

Will make an effort to help out and go the second mile
Will always be there to help out with a smile

True friends are a gift far more precious than gold

True friends are a gift more precious than gold
They make you feel welcome, not left in the cold.

They share your excitement and feel for your pain

They share your excitement and feel for your pain
They are there when you need them again and again

True friends will forgive you your faults and your flaws

True friends will forgive you your faults and your flaws
And if you're nice to them, even lovely in-laws.

Sadly, so many of my old friends have died

Sadly, so many of my old friends have died
I feel their loss and have cried and cried

But it's good to remember how they enriched my life

But it's good to remember how they enriched my life
How they were beside me through trouble and strife

Now I must look forward, cant dwell in the past

Now I must look forward, can't dwell in the past
because the fun of only looking back doesn't really last

the past is always with us but we have to look forward too

the past is always with us but we have to look forward too
Regrets may be many but our chances may be few

So look for opportunities wherever they may be

So look for opportunities wherever they may be.
And now we know cold water’s good, try swimming in the sea.

The latest fad, cold water will rejuvenate your brain.

The latest fad, cold water will rejuvenate your brain.
Does it work if you just stand outside in the rain?

We've had lots of it lately, I'm permanently in wellies

We've had lots of it lately, I'm permanently in wellies
The socks I wore inside them are really pretty smelly

Its off how all these urban myths go circulating round

Its off how all these urban myths go circulating round
Some have a grain of truth, I've often found.

Strange things Granny said sometimes are true

Strange things Granny said sometimes are true.
Like if you’ve seen one mouse, there’ll be others too.

But ways to deter them, humane or efficient?