To be sung to the tune of: What A Friend We Have In Jesus or When This Lousy War Is Over, a First World War Song
When this lonely Lock-Down’s over,
No more Staying-In for me…
I will visit friends and neighbours –
Ask them home to cakes and tea.
No more news that’s sad and gloomy;
No more tears we need to wipe;
When at last we hold our loved-ones –
We can kiss goodbye to Skype.
No more children painting rainbows;
No more parents scared of sums;
Eager teachers will be waiting –
When the Call-to-Classroom comes.
No more clapping on a Thursday;
No more smiling when I see
Someone’s kindly kept their distance –
As they dive behind a tree.
No more cheerful conversations
While we queue towards the store;
No more birdsong in the garden –
When the planes begin to roar.
No more ‘Keep Fit’ in the mornings
No more bike-rides round the block;
No more working in pyjamas –
Now we have to watch the clock.
Life will soon return to normal,
No more time to stand and stare
We’ll have traffic jams and road-works –
Loads of fumes, but no fresh-air.
We will have to face the Future,
Watch our cash go down the drain.
Freedom’s just around the bend –
BUT… I WANT LOCK-DOWN BACK AGAIN.
Clare Bevan
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