John the Wood went out one day

To view the scene from a different angle

He stood and watched a child at play

A-tinkling on an old triangle

Dave the Drum who was passing by

Bought the toy with a coin he'd picked up

You should have seen the gleam in his eye

As he saw a ?tune he's gleaned up? shined up



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Out in the rain if you want a cup of tea

Dodge the puddles in the yard

The lord of the land's coming round to complain

It's hard



The peacock flew to a very high tree

He didn't like grass or concrete fairies

Put me where the action is

I'd rather be with the next-door hairies

Simon spied the bathroom door

In his hand's a herb shampoo

Waiting for the waters raw

So little time, so much to do



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Stand in a line, take a book along

There's time for a game of cards

Now it's your turn and the water's all gone

It's cold



The next to appear was the . . .

He needs a rest or at least he says so

You probably think that he's flipped his lid

'Cos he wears high heels and a snow-white trousseau

Five foot three yet he stands so tall

And on the ground his feet are never

Friends may come and friends may go

But the fiddle bill goes on for ever



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The music room would make you grin

It's cold as a freezing pit

There's a hole in the wall where a lorry came in

Let's split



I quite like a breast of chicken

And I'm crazy about aspic and roast quails

But the sight to make my pulse rate quicken

Is a dozen nice fat snails

On the other hand, there's Pegg on the bass

Whose tastes in food are very much wider

You'll see a smile light up his face

At a couple of kippers and a glass of cider



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Stand on a chair if you want to watch the box

The fleas can jump a mile

Peer through the haze watching Top Of The Pops

And smile