The Newftivity – Christmas 2016
Twas the night before Cwissymouse but you've heard that before
Though this is a story unfamiliar I'm sure
It's explaining a journey to follow a star
But instead of a donkey we went in the car
It all started one night while dad was on twitter
The celebs weren't responding, with dad getting bitter
We all know what he's like he's a little bit loopy
And if the truths known he's a celebrity groupie
So it's Cwissymouse Steve and dad is still trying
But his tweets like his jokes are choking and dying
Then all of a sudden, he screams really loud
And stares at the screen looking really quite proud
Ricky Gervais has replied says me dad
I didn't know who he meant but he seems really glad
He's somebody dad always wanted to meet
I can tell he's excited he's out of his seat
Dad said that he was touring and not far away
The Midlands was beckoning, he was going today
Mum said it's Christmas Eve don't go there alone
Take Monty and Cookie and don't forget your phone
So, we left on a dark frosty evening from Wigwam
And followed a star to a town called Birmingham
You are probably thinking it's a story that's old
But stay with me cos this one has never been told
As we travelled through the night it started to snow
It got heavier and heavier the journey now slow
If we were going to make it we’d be needing some luck
But looking at the road it’s more likely we'll get stuck
Eventually at midnight dad could drive no more
We'd skidded off the road, we were stranded for sure
Another road trip had turned into a joke
Instead of meeting Ricky we'd spend the night in Stoke
Dad said that if we stay there he'll find us all a room
We settled in the dry and warm dad said he'd be back soon
When he came back later he said he'd looked and looked
But all the hotels in the town were already fully booked
Eventually he'd found a hooman who felt sorry for our plight
He said he knew a place quite close where we could spend the night
It wasn't a hotel but he was manager of a stationary shop
And it was shelter from the storm and was ok for us to stop
We went to the shop and it was cosy enough
But food could be a problem, the rations looked rough
Dad had a look round but all he could see
Was an old loaf of bread and a pack of Dairylea
The Heffalump was starving I was a bit peckish too
I knew that a pack of cheese triangles just wouldn't do
By the time I turned round Cookie had eaten them all
Dad was distracted cos he was giving mum a call
Mum wasn't in but Bailey was there
Dad left her a message but it wasn't too clear
The signal was bad and he isn't the sharpest
Relaying the message would be a hooge spangle test
Dad said we were fine and what had happened so far
Bunked down in a shop cos he skidded the car
The hotels were full Cookie ate all the cheese
But a kindly store manager had given us his keys
He had all the details and wrote it all down
But when mum read the note back it gave her a frown
She posted it on farcebook and how things can spiral
In a matter of hours dad's message went viral
It read that Me and Cookie had followed a star
But had needed to shelter when dad skidded the car
The inns were all full and the weather might freeze us
We sheltered in a staples and she'd had baby cheeses
The whole world believed that this must be a sign
We had created a miracle wivout even trying
That night we had visits and gifts brought to us
From all round the country they came in by bus
Three shepherds all German tried dead hard to kneel
Then some wise men turned up from the uni at Keele
Even Ricky Gervais turned up out of the blue
He had to see for himself that the story was true
So that is the story of our Cwissymouse eve
And how we helped the whole to believe
Mini hoomans will hear as they sit round the tree
The story of cheeses the newftivity
When I woke in the morning I was back in me bed
Maybe it was just summat I'd dreamt in me head
I looked over at the Heffalump and she looked back at me
With a glint in her eye and an unopened Dairylea...........