A First Meet, or a Reunion - who would know...

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So we met whilst camped with our ClubMaster bus Valoury at Streaky Bay, South Australia, and hit it off so well. Chats lead to shiraz, and the promise of a muscat which subsequently could not be found. We parted company the following day, after which I thought I'd revisit the broad spirit of The Commitments' version of Mustang Sally. So here it is, and Cathy and Mike, we wait in hope:

Muscat Lavis

Muscat Lavis,

Guess you’re gonna find your muscat now

Muscat Lavis now baby

Guess you’re gonna find your muscat now

You’ve been searching all through the van yeah

But I guess you couldn’t find it so you, you just drank our red wine down.

 

All you want to do is hide your muscat Mikey

Hide Mikey hide

All you want to do is hide your muscat Cathy

Hide Cathy hide

Yeah all you want to do is hide your muscat Cathy

Hide Cathy hide

All you want to do is hide your muscat Mikey

Hide Mikey hide

You’ve been drinking our sweet St Hallet

Now you’ve got to put your own muscat on the line.

 

We went to old Streaky Bay

We saw Mike and Cathy staying there

Well we had a nice meal together

And Mikey said our, our muscat's on the way.

 

So I cracked another bottle of St Hallet

We had a long chat about the day

I offered a home-brewed Bellbowrie port yet

But you felt that might send you a little grey

 

Oh St Hallet now baby

It’s sittin’ all alone on the table tonight

Yeah Shiraz on the table

But the missing Lavis muscat, it just ain’t right

You’ve been drinking our sweet St Hallet

Now you’ve got to put your own muscat in the light.

 

Still we’re waiting for muscat heaven

Well Mikey this ain’t how a man should play

Just ‘cause of nine you’re number seven

It doesn’t mean the muscat stays away

I know you’re from a good Catholic family

Well you’d best confess long before you pray.

 

Muscat Lavis,

Guess you’re gonna find your muscat now

You’ve been drinking our sweet St Hallet

Now you’ve got to put your own muscat on the line.

 

All you want to do is hide your muscat Cathy

Hide Cathy hide

All you want to do is hide your muscat Mikey

Hide Mikey hide

You’ve been drinking our sweet St Hallet

Now you’ve got to put your own muscat on the line.

On the line

Yeah on the line

Put that muscat on the line.

 

©️Michael Reid 2023