Aku nay nay

 I wrote a song for you today

aku nay nay aku nay nay

just for you, my little girl
you mini Punk in waltzing whirl
and for you, my little boy
Bombaman, my human toy

from children’s lyrics when you play
aku nay nay aku nay nay
come, let’s now make the seasons stir
and join the ballet of the year

when the orchestra begins to play
the overture Aku Nay Nay
the lights go dim, the curtains sway,
let your thoughts take you away
take a sip of aku nay nay


aku nay nay aku nay nay
in January, weak sun ray
fading light, solar might
has no heat for aku nay nay

aku nay nay aku nay nay
a February wintry day
snow, sleet, ice, not so nice
to play in with aku nay nay

aku nay nay aku nay nay
in March, the daffodils out in play
yellow style, coloured mile
with flowers called aku nay nay

aku nay nay aku nay nay
April showers spoil your day
clothes are wet, fishing net
has nothing but aku nay nay

aku nay nay aku nay nay
Worcester cricket green in May
leather ball, wickets fall one by one
bowled aku nay nay

aku nay nay, aku nay nay,
June brings birds to Swansea bay
sun swept chill, tree soaked hill
breathe sea air with aku nay nay

aku nay nay au nay nay
July, school break, I feel so gay
break from teach, lounge on beach
read poem by aku nay nay

aku nay nay aku nay nay
August farmers making hay
itching arm, Cambridge farm
tractor pulls with aku nay nay

aku nay nay aku nay nay,
September orange leaf display
summer sprig, change to twig
rustling earth of aku nay nay

aku nay nay aku nay nay,
October western gales sway
hedges, trees, puddles freeze
morning time on aku nay nay

aku nay nay aku nay nay,
November rugby clubmen play
grass now mud, touch line flood
Pontypool v aku nay nay

aku nay nay aku nay nay,
December snow from Builth to Hay
Grandad’s Powys Christmas Day
lights and carols end the year
in the kitchen, thinks of her
gently gets the cooking through
assisted by a glass or two
chopped pine fire
smoking higher
Christmas lights
of ice star nights
potatoes, peas
crisp biscuits, cheese
turkey, lamb with aku nay nay

aku nay nay aku nay nay
I wrote a song for you today
aku nay nay aku nay nay
just for you, my crew cut Ming
and my lanky long haired Ying
from children’s lyrics when you play
aku nay nay aku nay nay

I think of the time when we play
a chess game at the end of day
or sprawling jigsaw dinosaur
pteranodon roams bedroom floor

piano songs from memory
examination piece off key
you made me very proud, my son
the other week you passed grade one

my bint, I think that way of you
for you already have grade two
old Malayan history
the world maps where you geography

rough basketball, tough badminton
mosquito evening biking fun
aku nay nay aku nay nay
the children’s lyrics when you play

aku nay nay aku nay nay
yes, there’s no changing day by day

aku nay nay aku nay nay
two reasons I don’t go away