The Italian Trade agency
Set up a central London show
To help its businesses to grow
Sell food and drink we ought to know
New or well-known in Italy
Looking for wider distribution
Wrote, 'writers,, taste a flight of wine
Register, sign up,' so we signed
Not for the public just the trade
Hoping useful contacts are made
Hoping that some entrepreurs are able
To supply supermarkets and hotel tables
I'm almost expert, proud to know
Asti, Prosecco, Lambrusco
Eat spagetti, canneloni
Pollo sorpreso - Chianti!
Yesterday's new Italian food
Still on my mind, I'm in the mood
To tell you what I found so good
I'm sure promoters think I should
Events get full, we've often heard
So keen to be the early birds
We got up early, all was fine
Traffic delays - we'd cut it fine
Keen to claim seats, we took the bait
We ran and rushed, our train was late
But luckily, in southern climes
Italians start 'Italian time'
The same is said of 'Polish time',
And 'Arab time', and 'Jewish time'
Common excuse, so never mind
When nearly late, that suits us fiue
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