Canoe with a View: :"The Yorkshire Canoe Trip Tail". by John Adam

Canal Voyageur went to play
With our Jamatrad one fine day

In to Yorkshire they both ventured
To visit YC's gaff and get indentured

At the border they were stopped
Out the passports popped

A bit protective these Yorkshire folk
Us Lancastians are without a hope

But Bill he spake in local Brogue
Practised for weeks to all untold

Down the A1 with great trepidation
Lost in Doncaster what a nation

La Baguette the butty shop
Tells us Graeme's is but a hop .....Skip and a jump

So we land prepared to travel
On this to meet to unravel

View and wild life much a new
All in our VERTUAL Canoe

The initial start was quite a shock
Wrong venue we're at hard rock

Back on route we soon arrived
Drink on the inside so well imbibed.

The route to start was split in two
Choice became a bit of ado

Two paddlers side by side
Mean's the channel extra wide ......The big door

First stage rapid and bloody quick too
Towards the glorious wood canoe

And then to view at first all hidden
Opened up and Bill was bidden

To the paddle Whiskey Jack
Paddle rack

Graem soon appeared in shorts
Shorts? Yeh Shorts!!!
Tea up lads he reports.

This early stop was much in need
As Bill's Heart began to bleed

"I've blown my pension for July"
He desperately wants, but can't buy

No tears but now Bill was in a state
Mate, it comes to all who wait

We move down stream to through thick and thin
Then found there was no ‘seconds' bin

A keen wise owl whispered from behind
There is some discount I'm feeling kind………….What you YC?

We soon reach the biscuit bowl
Full of goodies to behold

And tea a good Yorkshire Brew
Just how I like it left to stew.

But once again with great desire
We hit the flow and then the mire

What paddle for Our Jamatrad to use
His paddle skill means abuse

Its bent not straight he cries in anguish
Something else was my wish

But YC is on the prowl
You'll have this one he starts to Growl

You know best ye gret big bugger
(Don't he look like a new tree hugger)

"I'll take it" I shout what the hell
The YC till rings the bell

Onwards passed other canoes
Bill in discussion, Sean the Loos

YC is now in full flow
His sales technique begins to grow

He now has Bill in his grip
Part exchange is his quip

You see…… Bill has seen
And wants…the Evergreen

But can't afford the price
Something new afoot, YC's being nice

But all good things soon must end
The trip finishes around the bend.

Arms are full of goodies galore
Had no money but wanted more.

A good day out a great meet
To a C-Wav member at his seat

Thanks to Graeme without his staff
This has been one hell of a laugh.