She wasn't just nosy, in fact
as faces and habits she tracked.
The woman's a writer!

She wasn't just nosy, in fact
as faces and habits she tracked.
The woman's a writer!
A crafty old blighter

She wasn't just nosy, in fact
as faces and habits she tracked.
The woman's a writer!
A crafty old blighter
If she doesn't like you, you're whacked.


Mightier than a sword is a pen

Mightier than a sword is a pen
but you have know just where and when

Mightier than a sword is a pen
but you have know just where and when
to wield it. You can't

Mightier than a sword is a pen
but you have know just where and when
to wield it. You can't
just scribble and rant

Mightier than a sword is a pen
but you have know just where and when
to wield it. You can't
just scribble and rant -
you have to, as well, entertain.

Which is asking a lot when you're skint.

Which is asking a lot when you're skint
And your pockets hold nothing but lint

Which is asking a lot when you're skint
And your pockets hold nothing but lint.
But there's always a way

Which is asking a lot when you're skint
And your pockets hold nothing but lint.
But there's always a way
With book, blog, or play

Which is asking a lot when you're skint
And your pockets hold nothing but lint.
But there's always a way
With book, blog, or play
and maybe a barely dressed bint.

Some people love playing with words

Some people love playing with words
(other people describe them as nerds)

Some people love playing with words
(other people describe them as nerds)
but we have no damned choice

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Footnote:  As socially inept little Maureen, a natural artist,  said at school...  "He can't help it, Sir.  He does with words what I do with colours."

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Some people love playing with words
(other people describe them as nerds)
but we have no damned choice
Using pens as our voice

Some people love playing with words
(other people describe them as nerds)
but we have no damned choice.
Using pens as our voice
we soar up like literate birds.