IT'S TIME FOR ME TO GIVE UP THE SPORT
ALL MY ARROWS ARE FALLING SHORT
I PULL AS HARD AS I POSSIBLY CAN
AND STILL END UP AN ALSO RAN

I'VE BEEN A CLUB MEMBER FOR TWENTY YEARS
AND I DON'T WANT THIS TO END IN TEARS
HAVE FUN MY FRIENDS AND ALL THE BEST
IT'S TIME FOR ME TO TAKE A REST

I'VE HAD MY HIGHS
I'VE HAD MY LOWS
IN MY TIME I'VE HAD FIVE BOWS
BUT ALL GOOD THINGS MUST COME TO AN END
SO GOODBYE TO YOU ALL FROM ( I HOPE) YOUR FRIEND

Irene