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Intro: A G F# C# F# Verse A G John the Wood went out one day D G To view the scene from a different angle A G He stood and watched a child at play D G A-tinkling on an old triangle A G Dave the Drum who was passing by D G Bought the toy with a coin he'd picked up A G You should have seen the gleam in his eye D G A G As he saw it soon, his, cleaned-up shined-up A D La la la la la la la la la la la la la A D La la la la la la la la la la la la la Verse B Out in the rain, if you want a cup of tea E Dodge the puddles in the yard B The lord of the land's coming round to complain A G F# C# F# It's hard Verse A G The peacock flew to a very high tree D G He didn't like grass or concrete fairies A G Put me where the action is D G I'd rather be with the next-door hairies A G Simon spied the bathroom door D G In his hand's a herb shampoo A G Waiting for the waters raw D N.C. So little time, so much to do A D La la la la la la la la la la la la la A D La la la la la la la la la la la la la Verse B Stand in a line, take a book along E There's time for a game of cards B Now it's your turn and the water's all gone A G F# C# F# It's cold Instrumental A G D G x3 A D A D B E B A G F# C# F# Verse A G The next to appear was the Mighty Gled D G He needs a rest, or at least he said so A G You probably think that he's flipped his lid D G 'Cause he wears high heels and a snow-white trousseau A G Five foot three, yet he stands so tall D G And on the ground his feet are never A G Friends may come and friends may go D G A G But the Fiddle Bill goes on for ever A D La la la la la la la la la la la la la A D La la la la la la la la la la la la la Verse B The music room would make you grin E It's cold as a freezing pit B There's a hole in the wall where a lorry came in A G F# C# F# Let's split Verse A G I quite like a breast of chicken D G And I'm crazy about aspic and roast quails A G But the sight to make my pulse rate quicken D G Is a dozen nice fat snails A G On the other hand, there's Pegg on the bass D G Whose tastes in food are very much wider A G You'll see a smile light up his face D N.C. At a couple of kippers and a glass of cider A D La la la la la la la la la la la la la A D La la la la la la la la la la la la la Verse B Stand on a chair if you want to watch the box E The fleas can jump a mile B Peer through the haze watching Top Of The Pops A G F# And smile
Written by Dave Mattacks/Ken Nicol/Dave Pegg/Dave Swarbrick
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