On the opening of a one stop teddy shop in Devizes; Moonraker Bears on Sidmouth Street. The legend of the Moonrakers relates to smugglers pretending to rake the cheese of the moon from a local pond to fool customs officers in days of yore...
‘Tis the night before Sunday, the bears are awake
Excited and hungry for lunchtime and cake
They are Moonraker Bears, and quite partial to cheese
Hanging out at the Crammer and hiding in trees
The word in the cupboard, in bunk beds and chairs
Is that Gyles is coming to talk about bears
There’ll be new bears and old bears, all having a chat
Discussing the look of this coat and that hat
And the children will be there, the children are nice
Someone might buy a bear for a reasonable price
A new friend for Paddington, Winnie or Ted
Who might come home to stay on the chair or the bed
There’s a doctor for sick bears, a hospital too
And a website for bears that is totally new
About time, said the teddies, a place just for us
Where we bears can hang out without worry or fuss
We can’t wait till it opens, to go there and play
At the Moonraker Bears shop, down Sidmouth Street way
by Gail
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