Song for tired gardeners

Nice to be able to compose something. It's a talent. Did it help you feel better … ?
When I'm tired/exhausted I daydream about what I'm going to do when I've recovered :) but it never seems to work out lol

Hi Sue, really enjoyed that, good job I'm old enough to know the tune!!, Derek.

My husband is watching the football and gave me a funny look as I was quietly humming 'your' tune!!

Such wise words and they really fit how I feel at the moment, just the sunshine is missing!!!

Yes Hywel, it summed up how I felt exactly!

Thought it was worth chancing the tune as lots of us on here can probably remember it, lol...
Derek and Wildrose, did you sing naughtier words to it when you were at school??? I remember one that started "Underneath the gas lamp by the Norfolk Arms...)

Can't say I know that one Stera - perhaps you could enlighten me!!!?

Hi Sue, now you mention it I think we did have other words for it, along with several other tunes, popular at the time, can't repeat them on here though, even if I could remember them, Derek.

Is that the one sung by Marlene Dietrich?

if so then my brothers had alternative words too!

You've just struck the right note,
I must say.
Even though the garden tasks
Will never go away.
The sky's very dark
The lawns are wet
So gardening today
Is off, you bet.
I think I'll join you, Stera
And have a lovely cup of tea!

Lol Eirlys! That tune just asks for ity doesn't it? I'm not surprised there are lots of other words...
The one I remember was Underneath the gas lamp, By the Norfolk Arms - So and so met so and so and kissed beneath their arms... How it went on I never managed to find out. It probably was what the lads at the time thought was very naughty but I guess it would be tame today...

Stera: I had a booklet once of Forces songs, or at least their versions. Didn't buy it on purpose : it was included in a Jumble bundle! They were all very tame: more innocent days then.

Oh yes - I remember the kind of daring "student songs" that were sung in the so called permissive 60's, nudge nudge, wink wink...