Hello, Goodbye

Hello, Goodbye

So I met this girl, and her name was Alice
She’d just got back from Buckingham
Where she’d hoped to find the Queen’s palace
I said.” Forget about that. Let’s go back to my flat”
She said, “ That sounds divine, I’ll bring along a bottle of wine,” (a crate)

I took her to an Asian restaurant
I said, “Now babe, order anything you want”,
She glanced down the menu
Of this eaterie venue

She said, “I’d like to try the alligator”
I said, “No you won’t that’s the name of the waiter,”
She said, “I’ll deal with him later”
(I was beginning to hate her)

I said,” I’ll take you to the ballet”.
She said, “I went with my friend Sally
But we just couldn’t stand it
They should have banned it
All that jumping and flinging
Far too much dancing
Not enough singing”

I said, “How about a game of tennis?”
She replied, “Can I bring my friend, Glennis ?”
I answered, “I’ll invite my mate, Dennis”.
But Glennis and Dennis ran off – last seen swimming in Venice
The whole affair with Alice was simply a terrible menace
But I bore Alice no malice.

© Don Read 8.1.16 Lyric