The Farewell Barby

You feel so happy when you meet an old friend You clasp their hand and hug them in your joy But I have felt such sadness in each parting It pains me so to have to say goodbye. It was to be our final get together And the snags were sizzling on the barbecue And the sun shone warm though thunder showers were forecast And I could have done with a beer or two. The farewell barby and Dean had a toothache He sat and watched on whilst the others eat I pity him and all the others like him Who suffer from the pangs of aching feet. Colin, Morris, Rob and their mate his name now slip me All decent men their like are good to know And Peter brash and arrogant young Peter Stopped by to eat a snag and say hello. Darren, Chris and Brett were pondering on their future Where to next and where do we go from here? Through 96 it was an uphill battle But things may become better in new year. And Warren sat there quiet as he is always Perhaps he is too quiet for his own good He doesn't seem to have mates like some others Though I feel that he is misunderstood. But Helen is the one I'll best remember The tears from flowing she struggled to repel So sensitive and full of warmth and feeling She hugged us all a last and fond farewell. The handshakes and the final farewell wishes May you be happy in the days ahead And then we went our separate ways forever When all the words of parting had been said. You feel so happy when you meet an old friend You clasp their hand or hug them in your joy But I have felt such sadness in each parting It pains me so to have to say goodbye.