(My daughter, the intrepid Samantha Coopey, and yours truly will be doing the Selby Bike Ride on May 13 to raise funds for Candlelighters, an organisation supporting youngsters with cancer. If anyone would like to contribute to this worthy cause I have opened a Just Giving page.)

 

Sammy, Sammy, we’re pedalling, me and you

The Selby Bike Ride and raising a bob or two;

The charity that unites us

Is called The Candlelighters;

Let’s see your smiles

For twenty five miles

Cos we’re pedalling me and you.

 

Sammy, Sammy’s ignoring her aching bum

We’re pretending we’re doing this just for fun;

The truth is we aren’t liking

This purgatory of biking;

I tell no lies

It burns your thighs;

We’ll be glad when the pedalling’s done.

 

Sammy, Sammy, stick with your aching seat

But we’re Coopeys - we never know when we’re beat;

So try to keep on grinning

While keeping your wheels spinning

And raise some quids

For unlucky kids

And never admit defeat.