Some of the Songs We Sing at Mells!
When I was One
1.When I was ONE, I ate a bun
The day I went to sea
I jumped aboard a pirate ship
And the Captain said to me
CHORUS
I’m going this way, that way
Forward and Backwards
Over the Irish Sea
A bottle of rum to fill my tum
And that’s the life for me!
2. When I was TWO, I buckled my shoe
CHORUS
3. When I was THREE, I grazed my knee
CHORUS
4. When I was FOUR, I knocked on the door
CHORUS
5. When I was FIVE I learnt to drive
CHORUS
6. When I was SIX, I ate a Twix
CHORUS
With My Hands on Myself
With my hands on myself
What have we here?
This are my brainbox
Nothing to fear!
Brainbox and wibbly wobbly woos,
That’s what they taught me
When I went to school.
Eye peepers
Nose wiper
Lip kissers
Chin waggler
Chest protector
Bread basket
Knee knockers
Shoe stuffers
BINGO
There was a farmer had a dog
And Bingo was his name O
B I N G O,
B I N G O,
B I N G O!
And Bingo was his name O.
(Repeat missing last letter off each time)
Squirrel
Squirrel, squirrel, shake your bushy tail,
Squirrel, squirrel, shake your bushy tail,
Wrinkle up your little nose,
Hold a nut between your toes
Squirrel, squirrel, shake your bushy tail,
The Boys in Blue
Chorus
We are the boys in blue - ooh
And we’re coming to arrest you - ooh
We are the boys in blue - ooh
And we’re coming to arrest you - ooh
1. We wake up in the morning and we cosh you on the head!
We meet you up in Frome and we shoot you dead
There’s no escaping us - we are the law,
We care for the rich and we prosecute the poor - Because...Chorus
2. We are the ones they’re after
But if they ever found us, we’d die with laughter
We are the ones they’re after
But if they ever found us we’d die with laughter
We’d use our charm, to do them harm!
How could they resist us, me and my sisters?
How could they resist us, me and my sisters?
How could they resist us, I’m asking you?
Chorus (slowly)
We are the boys in blue ooooooooh
We are the boys in blue ooooooooooooooh
And we’ve fallen in love with you!
When Are we Gonna Get Married?
GIRLS
When are we gonna get married?
When are we gonna get married?
When are we gonna get married?
Me dear old Buffalo Boy?
BOYS
We could get married on Sunday X3
If’in the weather is fine.
GIRLS
How we gonna get to the wedding? X3
Me dear old Buffalo Boy.
BOYS
We could go in my ox-cart. X3
If’in the weather is fine.
GIRLS
Why can’t we go in a buggy? X3
Me dear old Buffalo Boy.
BOYS
I can’t get me ox in a buggy X3
Not even if the weather is fine.
GIRLS
Who we gonna take to the wedding? X3
Me dear old Buffalo Boy.
BOYS
We could take all my children X3
If’in the weather is fine.
GIRLS
How many children have you?X3
Me dear old Buffalo Boy.
BOYS
1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9
I have got nine children X3
Ten if the weather is fine!
GIRLS
Then there’ll be no wedding X3
Me HORRIBLE BUFFALO BOY!
Di-Do-Da
1. (Di doo da, dum, di doo da)
Let me tell you about a dog named Snap.
(Di doo da, dum, di doo da)
He really is a rather troublesome chap.
(Di doo da, dum, di doo da (La la la la...)
I was sitting all alone, (La la la la la...)
I was busy minding my own, (La, la, la, la...)
Gave Snap a beautiful bone. (Boom!)
And then he BIT ME! (Di doo da, dum, di doo da)
2. (Di doo da, dum, di doo da)
On Friday last, I gave my chickens some corn.
(Di doo da, dum, di doo da)
Loved my chickens from the day I was born.
(Di doo da, dum, di doo da, la, la, la, la,)
I picked up my favourite hen, (la, la, la, la, la)
The most beautiful in all the pen, (la, la, la, la)
Kissed her beak again and again. (Boom!)
And then she PECKED ME!
(Di doo da, dum, di doo da)
I Had a Little Aeroplane
(film version)
1. I had a little aeroplane
But it would not fly
Its wings had gone all floppy
And I think that may be why
I got my nails and hammer out
I looked up to the sky
I closed my eyes
I said goodbyes
But still it would not fly
2. I had a little aeroplane
But it would not fly
I put my flying goggles on
And gave another try
I held on tight
With all my might
I looked up to the sky
I closed my eyes
I said goodbyes
But still it would not fly
3. I had a little aeroplane
But it would not fly
Its twizzly bit
Won’t twizzle
And I think that may be why
I put in oil and petrol too
And looked up to the sky
I closed my eyes
The plane took off
RIGHT UP TO THE SKY!
RAIN FOREST
(tune of "Never Go to Heaven")
Oh we're cutting down trees
Yes we're cutting down trees
That we just don't need
That we just don't need
It's a cruel and thought
It's a cruel and thought
A thoughtless deed
A thoughtless deed
What will we do when the forest is gone
We can't just grow another one
What are we doing to the creatures there
We strip their homes and their habitats bare
We've climate change and floods and storms
What will we do when the iceberg warms
If they chop down trees and take the money and run
The future won't be too much fun
So just STOP 2, 3, 4
THINK 2, 3, 4
5,6,7,8 What would we appreciate
Think of your children
Grandchildren
Great grandchildren
Don't they deserve a future?
(REPEAT)
(Second time ending) 5,6,7,8
You know what we'd appreciate?
A FUTURE!
The Herring is King
Chorus
The herring he is the king of the sea,
The herring he is the fish for me,
The herring he is the king of the sea,
Sing fa-la-doodle-di!
1- Now what shall we do with the herring’s head?
Make it into loaves of bread,
Make it into loaves of bread,
And all sorts of things!
Herring’s head - loaves of bread,
And all sorts of things!
Chorus
2-Now what shall we do with the herrings eyes?
Make em into puddings and pies!
Make em into puddings and pies,
And all sorts of things.
Herring’s eyes- puddings and pies,
Herring’s head - loaves of bread,
And all sort of things!
Chorus
3- Herring’s fins - make em into needles and pins.
4- Herring’s backs - make it a lad and we’ll christen him “Jack”
5- Herring’s belly - make it a lass and we’ll christen her “Nelly”
6- Herring’s tail - make it a ship with a beautiful tail.