WAND’RING HEART (PAMELA’S SONG)
Words and music, Roger Coghill
(Set in the London Zoo at Regents Park: Pamela showing her daughter the snake pit)
Snakes are not the deadliest of worms.
At least a cobra warns you of its bite.
But a faithless man destroys you out of sight,
And in the darkness you won’t hear his squirms.
Before an elephant decides to charge
His giant footsteps stamp and shake the ground,
But a man betrays your trust without a sound,
And hides away his sins with camouflage.
Chorus1:
Never let unfaithful schemes
Break your heart and spoil your dreams.
Put on your armour from the start,
Lovers have a wand’ring heart.
Life is a zoo too full of dangerous beasts
Life is an orchestra whose song’s unsung
Life is a banquet spiced with poisoned feasts
Life is a pestilence inside your lung.
So, little girl, put on your strongest armour
And know that Cupid’s arrow can’t get through.
Ward off the deadly weapons of each charmer
And surely life will always smile on you.
Chorus 2:
Love is a virus in the brain
Love is a cocktail mixed with pain
Love that tears your limbs apart.
Lovers have a wand’ring heart.