Suncream, Sandwiches, Sea and Sand

Warm sheltered rock-pools on the beach

This British green and pleasant land

Where Donkeys'  poo and Seagulls' screech

 

Grandad’s hanky on his head

His rosy cheeks a shade of peach

His Daily Mirror long since read

Where Donkeys' poo and Seagulls' screech

 

Grandma’s at Bingo every night

Her handbag with her like a leech

Her rollers in, she looks a sight

Where Donkeys' poo and Seagulls' screech

 

The ice cream rip-off every year

The price is always just in reach

For many families, far too dear

Where Donkeys' poo and Seagulls' screech

 

Now youngsters seem to have no manners

Parentcraft, so hard to teach

Local by-laws try to ban us

Where Donkeys' poo and Seagulls' screech

 

In June in nineteen forty four

We beat the Germans’ to the Beach

We fight for sunbeds in a new war

Where Donkeys' poo and Seagulls' screech

 

Suncream, Sandwiches, Sea and Sand

Warm sheltered Rock-pools on the beach

This British green and pleasant land

Where Donkeys' poo and Seagulls' screech

 

(c) Daniel Dwyran