Grandmother''s Ghost

Timbuktu, she smiled and said
I'm off and I won't be back anytime soon
And she made a boat of pillows on the duvet sea
As she set sail across the room

Oh mum, she said, don't worry about me
I know it's a scary world, but I'll be okay
Oh daddy don't you lose no sleep
I'll still be your little girl when I'm old and grey

Now she sits alone on a sofa in the sun
And wonders where on earth it all did go
That little girl had made her oh so many plans
But they weren't to be, still life goes on

And oh daughter, she says, don't forget about me
I know that my day is done but I've still got time
And oh son won't you go out and seek
A better life than I could find

Grandmother's ghost in the hall
She haunts my dreams, oh I miss you
Grandmother's ghost
Oh she came into your room last night and kissed you