A Very British Blizzard

They said we’d have snow and, by God, they were right I’m told that it came down just after midnight But systems in place and procedures pre-planned Meant our society could make a stand They’ve closed all the schools and they’ve cancelled the trains They’ve banned all the buses from tight country lanes And all the armed forces are still on standby While shops have toboggans piled up to the sky Motorbike riders keep feet near the ground For fear that black ice they can’t see spins them round The soup kitchens sprang into life at great speed So hungry and half frozen people can feed The snowploughs have been out on duty all night People took comfort at that very sight And some will take refuge in local church halls So we’ll be prepared when that second flake falls