Lament of the yellow apron !

I don't know where my apron's gone

Can't find it anywhere !

It used to be my favourite one,

It matched my favourite chair.

I've looked behind the kitchen door

That's where I saw it last

It always hung there safe before-

Not missing in the past !

I've looked in all the cupboards here

And underneath the sink,

I cannot find it anywhere

It's simply lost, I think !

I miss that apron quite a lot;

I loved to see it there.

A yellow one with polkadot-

It matched my favourite chair !

Where could it be-where could it be ?

I just don't understand

I never wore the thing you see,

Oh no-'twas much too grand!

I didn't want to spoil it's looks

By wearing it to clean

The dust off shelves of heavy books,

Or smokey firescreens.

I never wore it washing plates

Or sweeping kitchen floor,

I always kept it hanging safe

Behind the kitchen door!

And now, just when I need it most
It's nowhere to be seen,
There's just a boring empty space
Where apron should have been!

Oh dear! When all the ladies come
For morning tea today
They'll notice that my apron's gone,
Oh dear! What shall I say?


My lovely, frilly polkadot
So neatly ironed and clean,
No longer hanging in the spot
Where it can best be seen!


I don't know where my apron's gone
Can't find it anywhere,
I'll never find another one
To match my favourite chair!


I like my things to match, you see
And all my guests expect it.
My perfect house looked perfectly,
But apron's gone and wrecked it !


I needed it-just to be seen-
It matched my perfect outfit.
A perfect housewife's apron "dream"-
What shall I do without it ?!!


Trish