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Red Door
I came for the music at Tui
"The atmosphere's great", they said
And while I was at my ablutions one day
The basin we happened to share
It was love at first sight by the showers
It was passion while waiting in line
And that bright red door on the long drop
Was a beacon for your heart & mine
It was love, careless love as we lingered
Never thinking about consequence
In a world of our own, the hours flew by
So besotted we had no defence
Then the weekend was gone and we parted
We vowed when the year was thru
We would meet once again at the red door
On the long drop for our rendezvous
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Tui Gold
Tui gold tui gold, may you never more grow old
May you sparkle in the sun, may your river always run
As you dance around the boulders, Tui gold
Now the Carol
& the Steve said "come down for new years eve"
"We've bought a farm and would like for you to stay"
So I ran it by the Cook and she said "I'll go and book,
A crossing on the ferry right away".
Tui run Tui run, gently spread out in the sun
It really is a special place to be
Where the Tui's come and go and the pidgeons say hello
And the bell birds belling on the evening breeze.
Next day, the big event was to erect a tent
A large marquee that covered lots of ground
And when we got it up, we christened it with luck
And strategically placed port-a-loos around
As the next day did begin, we saw them trickle in
In cars and trucks and camper-vans and tents
And when they settled in, the shindig did begin
With song and dance and music, sweet laments
Now that festival was great and I'm here to tell you Mate
It was written on the faces all about
Every man woman and child, three days solid wore a smile
And none more so than the wicked reprobates
Now to Steve & Carol Rose, this toast I do propose
I wish you luck and love and happiness
May you long stroll arm in arm on the flats of Tui Farm
With memories too precious to forget
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The Pooh Poleeze
My
head full of plans for the coming year
Of
dreams and ambitions my mind did ponder.
I had
no idea, not even a hint of the mission that lay ahead
When
I heard a loud shout, I looked about, I saw Carol, and here’s what she said.
"We
have a big problem", she said to me
"The toilets are full, there’s nowhere to pee".
"Don’t
panic,” I said, "You’ve found the right man.
I’ll
sort out your problems with the toilet can".
We
formed a posse as quick as you please
And
called ourselves the pooh poleeze.
We
would knock on the door and give a big shout,
"If
there’s anyone in there you better get out"!
You
only get one warning after that fateful knock
And
then the dunny, with our help, begins to rock.
We tried various motions to settle the heap
But
the crap was piled high, the water not deep.
We
rocked them and pushed them around and around
The
mess inside made a god awful sound.
"Hold
up"! shouted Carol, "Slow down Jim"
The
crap was beginning to come over the rim.
We
took a step back to review the required motion
To
break up the lumps in that horrible potion.
Suddenly
Carol had a flash of brilliance
That
could sort out the problem and give us deliverance.
Like
a bartender mixing the perfect drink
It
needs to be stirred not shaken … I think.
"Bugger
that for a joke", I said to her
"No
way in the world will I give that a stir". Carol agreed!
We
had no choice but to go back to plan A
Maybe
with practice we could still save the day.
So we
perfected the motion and added some water
And
eventually we fixed the problem, well sorta.
And
so had begun my auspicious year.
I had
plunged into a new low, I was in despair.
This
was not my plan for a new career.
"But
fear not Mark", said Carol at my side
As
she stood there by the dunny beaming with pride.
There
is a lesson in here deep down inside.
It’s
not what you do in life that gives you a measure,
But
the way that you do it that gives you pleasure.
And
so we stood tall, cheered on by the throng,
We had saved the day and halved the pong.
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