Farewell to Graham Farrant
I know you've decided you want to retire from here And you've already got yourself booked up with work for a year But do you really think you can just walk out that door And leave us here at Erin Street a-feeling on the floor So I'd like to advise you to take Nellie Melba's advice If something's worth doing then it must be worth doing twice And a third and a fourth and a fifth time can be just as nice But putting that aside we've come from far and wide To see you 'fore they ring the boarding bell We've gathered at this time to wish you Auld Lang Syne Bon voyage, toodle-oo and fare-thee-well For out in this world there are people just waiting for you And you've so many places to go and so much to do But on a personal note I have this referral here That's valid until February 25th next year So I'd like you to direct you to Nellie Melba's dictum Though the past mustn't bind and the future is still yet to come Saying goodbye forever is just a big pain in the bum But let us all pretend that this really is the end And you are leaving never to return We'd like to say to you a most sincere thank you And in our hearts your flame will always burn So now comes the hour that you have decided to go These rooms can't provide all the spaces that you need to grow But though the world is beckoning and fame or fortune calls Years of loving labour are imprinted in these walls So I'd like to remind you of Nellie Melba's refrain I love my farewells because they are keeping me sane Each time I have one it takes away more of of my pain And as in that very old limerick about the young lady from Spain I likes one now and again And again and again And again and again And again and again and again
I know you've decided you want to retire from here And you've already got yourself booked up with work for a year But do you really think you can just walk out that door And leave us here at Erin Street a-feeling on the floor So I'd like to advise you to take Nellie Melba's advice If something's worth doing then it must be worth doing twice And a third and a fourth and a fifth time can be just as nice But putting that aside we've come from far and wide To see you 'fore they ring the boarding bell We've gathered at this time to wish you Auld Lang Syne Bon voyage, toodle-oo and fare-thee-well For out in this world there are people just waiting for you And you've so many places to go and so much to do But on a personal note I have this referral here That's valid until February 25th next year So I'd like you to direct you to Nellie Melba's dictum Though the past mustn't bind and the future is still yet to come Saying goodbye forever is just a big pain in the bum But let us all pretend that this really is the end And you are leaving never to return We'd like to say to you a most sincere thank you And in our hearts your flame will always burn So now comes the hour that you have decided to go These rooms can't provide all the spaces that you need to grow But though the world is beckoning and fame or fortune calls Years of loving labour are imprinted in these walls So I'd like to remind you of Nellie Melba's refrain I love my farewells because they are keeping me sane Each time I have one it takes away more of of my pain And as in that very old limerick about the young lady from Spain I likes one now and again And again and again And again and again And again and again and again