A Day on the Sands

A DAY ON THE SANDS

Pity about the weather! I look forward to these jaunts.

It's always rather lovely going back to the old haunts.

Remember the old days, Maudie, all that sand and all that sea?'
You with Georgie Pemberton, and Reggie Smith with me?

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'Those were the days, eh, Ethel! We used to catch the train,

And it didn't really matter if we got caught in the rain.

We'd cuddle under a raincoat, and Reggie would steal a kiss!'

*

'The memories come flooding back when you reminisce.

That Reggie was a charmer, so tall and smart and slim!

Everybody expected you'd be sure to marry him!

Then you went and married your Arthur! Whatever were you about?'

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'Don't remind me, Ethel! I swopped champagne for a bottle of stout!

Reggie Smith fell for Arlene Ramsey, the wretched low-down worm!!

Remember her sexy dresses, and that awful plastic perm!

They met one night at the Palais and they didn't seem to care

That I saw them out in the alley 'getting a breath of fresh air!'...........

So whatever happened to Georgie? He seemed a nice little chap.

I remember on the Dodgems you used to sit in his lap!'

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'Fat lot of good it did me! Turned out it was all a pose.

In the end it was pretty obvious that he was....... one of those!'

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'Ethel! Who'd have thought it! He pretended that he was shy!'

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'You can guess how I felt about it! I thought that I should die!

But I carried on at the typing-pool and looked after Mum and Dad.

Georgie Smith! I hate to tell you he was the only beau I had!

Well, Maudie, I'll head for home now; Dad'll expect his tea.'

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'And Arthur expects me home, too, to dress his gammy knee!
It's been good to talk about those days; the Day Trips to the sea.
We all got sand in our knickers but that didn't bother me!

I've enjoyed our little chat, Ethel. Now we'll go our seperate ways.'

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'It's been delightful, Maudie! 

Remembering The Good Old Days!'