Travel Hopefully (Part One)

I've invariably found
That feet kept on the ground
Allow the grass to grow
Check your mirrors front and rear
Slip smoothly into gear
Then hit the road and go
Feel the pistons steady beat
The camshaft 'neath your feet
That big end start to fly.

May I advise a modicum of caution, sir
He who hesitates is lost
Burn bridges once they're crossed
Don't stop to say goodbye
There is a blind corner approaching, sir.

My philosophy's to travel hopefully
And making each day that I survive
An opportunity to share the company
That welcomes me when I arrive.

Hark the mistle-thrush's cry
The hedge-rows rushing by
The curlew on the wing
That is a crow, sir.

List! Some distant church's bells
'Midst bracing country smells
Those fields of golden thing
Corn, sir.

My philosophy's to travel hopefully
And making each day that I survive
An opportunity to share the company
That welcomes me when I arrive
Travel's broadened out my mind
Until today you'll find
The widest head I know.

Thank you, Jeeves
You did say wisest, didn't you?
Oh yes, sir
Every traveller I meet
I'll always stop to greet
Be careful how you go, sir...

My philosophy's to travel hopefully
And making each day that I survive
An opportunity to share the company
That welcomes me when I arrive.

Travel hopefully with me
And I will guarantee
There'll be no pause for doubt
Hit the nearest country track
No time for looking back
Look onwards and look out!