THE WONDERFUL MR TIBBS

Like a Pickwick from the papers
rotund, amiable and bright
Mr Tibbs will always cheer you up
he's so teasingly polite

His never ending ribaldry
his wit his words his grace
his relentless imagination
make the world a better place

Tibbsy is the best you see
he's a magic wand, a crack of the whip
he's a monument to irony
he's a dockyard, he's a ship

He's sensuously, self-helplessly Dickensian
and that I rather like
he wears a top hat and a bow-tie
and he rides around on an old bike

His frock coat is smart and elegant
his whiskers spruce, his eyes alert
it's hard to describe in words
the snazziness of his dress shirt

He's surreal and really out there
he's like a gentle punch in the ribs
he's a wicked ball of mischievousness
here comes the the one and only Mr Tibbs!

He's a shaman and a seer,
he's a bohemian, quite baroque!
he sparkles with enlightening excitement
he never glances at the clock

He never finishes anything
but it really doesn't matter
he's a totally original gentleman
though as mad as the proverbial hatter

It's hard to resist his caustic charm
you've got to admire his nerve,
he's cheerily provocative
he's loquacious and full of verve

He's original in every way
and he's certainly not prone to fibs
here comes the one and only, the most inimitable
the daring, the glaring, the wonderful Mr Tibbs!