metro


Metro, Metro, we can go
up to the shops for a video
or somewhere else you'd care to see
We'll check it out, just you and me

We'll put in petrol, check the tyres
carry screwdrivers and pliers
and pour in oil right to the top
so the engine won't go pop

It's got windows and three doors
comfy seats! (they're mine and yours)
seatbelts, lights and handy brakes
and ashtrays too (for storing cakes)

Metro, Metro, our new toy
to polish, drive in and enjoy
exotic-ness it does exude
named after the Paris tube!

@ Karen Birch 1997



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