"The Boy Who Climbed A Mountain" ... by Max Boyce
Sung to ... "Hymns and Arias"
There's a pillar box in Cardiff, where the mayor has arranged
To buy some tins of yellow paint, and have the colour changed
And down in Cardiff city hall, I've heard the council say
We'll change the name of the Severn Bridge, to the Geraint Thomas Way
Now Whitchurch High are justly proud, and they love to tell the tale
How he carved his name in the wood of a desk, like Warburton and Bale
And where his yellow jersey hangs, beside the wooden beams
This boy who climbed a mountain, and dared to chase his dreams
But there were some who doubted, 'he doesn't stand a chance'
There's never been a Welshman, who has won the Tour de France
But he's more then just a domestique, I've known it all along
The boy deserves a knighthood and his bike deserves a gong
Now the Grogg shop up in Ponty, are working night and day
But people are complaining, there's such a long delay
The kilns are full of Geraints, with a Welsh flag shouldered high
But people have to understand, his hair takes time to dry
So I'll buy a Grogg of Geraint, though I know they don't come cheap
And I'll sell my one of Elvis, and one of Lynn The Leap
'Coz when G rode through Paris, and he waved to all the crowd
He climbed more than a mountain, he made a nation proud
So I hope it's fine next Thursday, to welcome Geraint home
They say the Pope is coming, he's flying in from Rome
And Donald Trump is coming too, he said it should be fun
This guy deserves a medal, so I'll come on Air Force One
So I hope it's fine on Thursday, but I think it's still in doubt
So Derek has suggested, we keep our brollies out
So I'll stand outside the city hall, with its gilded marble dome
And sing like England soccer fans, that Geraint's coming home
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