VERSATILE VERSE 3

Today I had fish and chips down at the coast
Now that’s the food I love the most

Strawberries and cream you can’t go past

Strawberries and cream you can’t go past,
I long to eat it now, very fast!

But I'll make do with tinned peaches instead

But I'll make do with tinned peaches instead
Not a problem as long as we’re fed

Not sure if I should serve with custard?

Not sure if I should serve with custard?
Or maybe Carnation would cut the mustard.

Some like Christmas pudding with custard and cream

Some like Christmas pudding with custard and cream
I’ll just have the custard and cream, what a dream!

The top of a trifle is my favourite part

The top of a trifle is my favourite part
All that cream and custard, the desires of my heart

Dinner parties of old, were nothing without it

Dinner parties of old, were nothing without it
We kept it formal with specific places to sit

I prefer it now, casual with kitchen suppers

I prefer it now, casual with kitchen suppers
All that poshness has had the scuppers

Burger and cola with lots of burping

Burger and cola with lots of burping
Lots of talking and lots of slurping

Aches and pains discussed in detail

Aches and pains discussed in detail
And the perils of online retail

Paying out for things unseen

Paying out for things unseen
But no one likes to look mean

Nothing worse than being called a miser

Nothing worse than being called a miser
But when you've been caught out it makes you wiser

I try to read the descriptions between the lines

I try to read the descriptions between the lines
If you forget to post items back it's like paying fines

Money all gone but nothing to show

Money all gone but nothing to show
Would I order from them again? Certainly NO!

New line please Mollygo

They charged me for phoning! I should have known better!

They charged me for phoning! I should have known better!
Next time I’ll probably just send a letter

I won’t spend hours being passed between departments

I won’t spend hours being passed between departments,
Where assistants make longer, irrelevant comments.

Some of them just like to hear their own voice.

Some of them just like to hear their own voice
Makes it very difficult for me to make a choice

I prefer to be left alone to consider every option

I prefer to be left alone to consider every option
I tell them I’m someone who treads with caution

I mull over it for two weeks or more

I mull it over for two weeks or more
Then go with the first one I’d chosen before.

Then wait with excitement for it to arrive.

Then wait with excitement for it to arrive.
Without these little treats I forget I'm alive!

But I'm spending too much money online

But I'm spending too much money online
More by accident than by design

I always forget to use my discount voucher

I always forget to use my discount voucher
‘Cos most of the time, I’m just a browser

And then, the thrill of the purchase overcomes me

And then the thrill of the purchase overcomes me,
Shame that the size of the bill never numbs me

But no! There in black and white is my madness,