Angela Lansbury dressed in Polish flag colours, with tablemat of world flags. Photo copyright Angela Lansbury.
Which gift would I like to have?
Please give me the gift of the gab
Or tell me that I don't need it
It's something I already have!
I can say hallo in English
Greet Americans with hi
Say ni hao in Mandarin
Add Dutch and Polish? Before I die
I'm struggling along with Korean
Not yet tackled Vietnamese
My bonjour and wilkommen flow fine
Danke's German for thanks, but what is please?
Easy words I already know
Very few, but quite a few
And the Spanish Ola is English hello
I still have quite a lot to do
I'm adding new words every day
To lists which I already have
At first it was work - but now it's play!
I'm giving myself the gift of the gab.
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