A Whiter Slade of Pale

We skipped, ran and then hopped
Did side lunges 'cross the floor
We were feeling kinda warmed up
But the run leader called out for more!
The air was feeling warmer
As the storm clouds flew away
And we ran up hills and over
To the Slade Children’s Centre – yay!

And so it was that later
We arrived faster than a snail
To find what our tasks were
And we knew we would prevail

We thought "there is no reason"
Why we can’t paint all these walls
So we gathered our painting tools
Carefully painting with no overalls
Some of the group went outside
And swept leaves from the floor
And although the time went fast
The Centre looked better than before

And so it was that later
As we finished without a fail
We looked proudly to what we’d done
And went back to the Crossrail