Gold Run

My granny’s bucket list included visiting Japan She didn’t think that if she went she’d meet a nice young man She went in twenty-twenty-one when covid rules relaxed A man said can you help us or our contest might be axed Gran leant on her walking frame and said you’re very kind My bones all ache, my gait is slow, I have a failing mind If you want a politician then I think that you might find That I’m your girl but all things else would leave me way behind The man said everybody’s sick, we don’t know what to do The cleaning staff all tried to help but they’re all ailing too We need some folk to help put on the show as per the plan So pardon the expression dear, but granny, you’re the man So he took her and her walking frame and showed her where to stand She made off like a thing possessed because a gun went bang She dropped the shawl that she had worn in case she felt the cold And that is how, I kid you not, my grandma brought home gold!