Family Holidays

Summer Holiday 1966
Summer Holiday 1966
A stone stood here - once
A stone stood here - once
Quite a heap
Quite a heap
Did they sacrifice little girls?
Did they sacrifice little girls?
We stayed at Karslake Guest House,
We stayed at Karslake Guest House,
which was in this village,
which was in this village,
close to this pub
close to this pub
and the Girl Guide HQ.
and the Girl Guide HQ.
It was near a rocky beach
It was near a rocky beach
with great scrambling
with great scrambling
(for boys, anyway).
(for boys, anyway).
Mum was on hand
Mum was on hand
to kiss knees better.
to kiss knees better.
We went to Chesil Beach
We went to Chesil Beach
and found it very shingly;
and found it very shingly;
but Robyn had a lovely time,
but Robyn had a lovely time,
even when it started to rain.
even when it started to rain.
Our Easter Holiday in 1967
Our Easter Holiday in 1967
It's c-o-o-o-o-l-d!
It's c-o-o-o-o-l-d!
Oh, not too bad
Oh, not too bad
Quite nice, actually
Quite nice, actually
I think it's smashing!
I think it's smashing!
The clothes horse
The clothes horse
Last one in's a cissy!
Last one in's a cissy!
Just to prove
Just to prove
that crabs
that crabs
do move sideways.
do move sideways.
We found a stone bridge
We found a stone bridge
with a ford for horses
with a ford for horses
and for others
and for others
with shorter legs.
with shorter legs.
Are they kings of the castle
Are they kings of the castle
or dirty rascals?
or dirty rascals?
Higher, Mum!
Higher, Mum!
We found a Hunt setting off. Cheers!
We found a Hunt setting off. Cheers!
Time to go - slurp, slurp
Time to go - slurp, slurp
Must we got to?
Must we got to?