Timbuktu, she smiled and said I'm off and I won't be back anytime soon And she made a boat of pillows on the duvet sea As she set sail across the room Oh mum, she said, don't worry about me I know it's a scary world, but I'll be okay Oh daddy don't you lose no sleep I'll still be your little girl when I'm old and grey Now she sits alone on a sofa in the sun And wonders where on earth it all did go That little girl had made her oh so many plans But they weren't to be, still life goes on And oh daughter, she says, don't forget about me I know that my day is done but I've still got time And oh son won't you go out and seek A better life than I could find Grandmother's ghost in the hall She haunts my dreams, oh I miss you Grandmother's ghost Oh she came into your room last night and kissed you