When the Ice Wind Blows

Britain's like a 'frigerator,

Said the Ayurvedic doctor

To my friend who had the flu.

Wrap up warm, was his advice,

This long cold snap is not too nice.

I see young girls who shake and shiver,

Wearing scant more than Lady Godiva.

Why won't they put on some more clothes?

You need warm hat and coat and gloves

To feel OK when the ice wind blows.

A bit of a struggle to get this to rhyme. 'Godiva' is a weak slant rhyme the way I pronounce it, but works quite well for some English people. 

I saw some 14 year-old's going from Whitwick to Leicester to the disco, during the worst of the recent freeze. They were wearing sleeveless tops and hot pants. They were bright red and shaking like a leaf, and complaining bitterly about the cold.