The Little Red Hen

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Lyrics

The little red hen thought that she would
Plant the wheat and it would be good
To ask her friends to help

CHORUS
‘Not I’ said the dog
‘Not I’ said the cat
‘Not I’ said the duck
‘Not I’ said the pig
Then I’ll just have to do it myself

Soon the wheat had grown up tall
The time had come to cut it all
She asked her friends to help

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The wheat had to be ground in to flour
She knew it would take, many an hour
She asked her friends to help

CHORUS

The next thing to do was bake the bread
Maybe her friends would like to be fed
She asked them all to help

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Soon the bread was ready to eat
Her friends all thought we’ll have a little treat
But the little hen shook her head
You did not help me plant the wheat or grind it into flour
So I think that I instead will eat up all this bread
That’s how the story goes, the answer was 4 ‘Nos’

No bread for the dog
No bread for the cat
No bread for the duck
No bread for the pig
And she said ‘I’ll eat it myself’
And she did!

The Emperor's New Clothes

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CHORUS
Every day the people would stop, to look at the Emperor's new clothes
Sunshine or rain they'd all stop, to look at the Emperor's new clothes
To look at the Emperor's new clothes

He wore something different every day
All of his subjects would look at him and say
'You look so fine your majesty you do'
In your yellow and your red and your green and blue

CHORUS

Two sneaky swindlers arrived one day
Went to the Emperor and they did say
We'll make you the finest clothes in the land
Which a fool can't see but wise men can

They asked for some silk and golden thread
They put up two looms and then they said
We'll spin all the day and all through the night
From dusk until dawn and the morning light

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The Emperor sent his servants to see
If the clothes were as fine as he thought that they would be
They looked at the loom there was nothing there
'We'll have to pretend, we do not dare'

To say that we see two empty looms
And no fine clothes anywhere in the room'
But the Emperor himself was curious to see
If the clothes were as lovely as he'd been promised they would be

And when there was nothing he was aghast and amazed
But decided that the swindlers should still be praised
He pretended to be pleased and just stood there spellbound - and said
'I will wear these fine clothes when I march through the town' - well

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The people next day all stopped, to look at the Emperor's new clothes
He marched down the street, they all stopped, to look at the Emperor's - new clothes
To look at the Emperor's new clothes'

Pinocchio's Nose

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Lyrics

I would like to make something clear
Before I sing you this song
Pinocchio's nose was always
Just a teensy bit too long

CHORUS
Everybody knows when Pinocchio's nose
Grows and grows everybody knows
When Pinocchio's nose grows and grows
He's telling a lie and everybody knows
About Pinocchio's nose

He lied to his father
He broke the golden rule
Pretended that he, all of the day
Had been working hard at school (it was a lie)

CHORUS

Pinocchio was late for lessons one day
And so the teacher asked him why
He said 'There was a bird on the side of the road
And I stopped because it could not fly' (it was a lie)

CHORUS

Gepetto bought a book for his son
But he sold it for a puppet show
Pinocchio said 'I know that it's wrong
But Gepetto will never know' (another lie)

CHORUS (instrumental)

You'll be pleased to know that Pinocchio
Decided that he would be good
His nose is now just like yours and mine
In fact it's perfectly fine

Now everybody knows that Pinocchio's nose
No longer grows and everybody knows that
Pinocchio's nose no longer grows
And if you look him in the eye, he won't tell a lie,
He's happy as can be, so can we all agree
There's nothing more to say about...Pinnochio's nose

The Enormous Turnip

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Lyrics

A turnip did grow and grow and grow
Until it was enormous
An old man tried to pull it up
He pulled and pulled and pulled and pulled
But couldn’t pull up the turnip

INSTRUMENTAL

The old man asked his wife to help
To help pull up the turnip
The wife pulled the man
The old man tried to pull it up
They pulled and pulled and pulled and pulled
But couldn’t pull up the turnip

INSTRUMENTAL

The old man’s wife then asked a boy
To help pull up the turnip
The boy pulled the wife
The wife pulled the man
The old man tried to pull it up
They pulled and pulled and pulled and pulled
But couldn’t pull up the turnip

INSTRUMENTAL

The boy then asked a girl to help
To help pull up the turnip
The girl pulled the boy
The boy pulled the wife
The wife pulled the man
The old man tried to pull it up
They pulled and pulled and pulled and pulled
But couldn’t pull up the turnip

The girl then called out to a dog
The dog called a cat
The cat called a mouse
To help pull up the turnip
The mouse pulled the cat
The cat pulled the dog
The dog pulled the girl
The girl pulled the boy
The boy pulled the wife
The wife pulled the man

The old man tried to pull it up
They pulled and pulled and pulled and pulled
And pulled and pulled and pulled and pulled
And pulled and pulled and pulled and pulled…

SPOKEN
And finally after one last HUGE pull….
Up came a gigantic, an absolutely enormous turnip!!!

The Hare And Tortoise

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I can run, look at me
I can jump, can you see?
I can hop, look at me
No one else is faster than me
No, no one else is faster than he

Well even though I may be slow
I always get where I need to go
Curl up tight inside my shell
Happy and warm, in the place I dwell

But I can run, look at me
I can jump, can you see?
I can hop, look at me
No one else is faster than me
No, no one else is faster than he

Well let me ask you, face to face
How would you like to have a race?
If I came first and you came last
Even though you’re very fast

But he can run, look at me
He can jump, can you see?
He can hop, look at me
No one else is faster than me

He can run, look at him
He can jump, he will win
He can hop, look at him
He’s fit and strong, and healthy and trim
And no one else is faster than him

Well you’ve heard the story
There was no glory
Hare ran the first mile then
He rested a while but

Too long did he take
It was a very big mistake because
Although he was fast
He finished last

Said Tortoise ‘It’s me, who’s usually behind
More often than not, at the end of the line
But sometimes it’s true, sometime’s the case
That slow and steady wins the race’

Cinderella

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Once two step sisters went to a ball
Each thought that she was the fairest of all
The third sister stayed home weeping and dressed only in rags
Poor sweet Cinderella she was so kind but she was so sad.

Her fairy godmother moved by her tears
Said “You shall go too, so please do not fear”
Her fairy godmother took her wand and her rags she changed into gold
The Prince he was enchanted by her and so the story is told

They danced and they danced around the room
The Prince he fell in love but soon
The clock in the ballroom did chime
She hastened away just in time.

The next night there once again was a ball
And Cinderella was the fairest of all
The Prince smiled as he danced and held this young girl close in his arms
Ne’er before had he met someone with such grace, beauty and charm.

And they danced, and they danced so perfectly
In a world of their own, then suddenly
Once again she slipped away
The Prince watched her go with dismay.

But she left her glass slipper on the palace steps outside – the prince said
“The girl who can wear this surely will be my bride”
And you know of course that’s just how this fairy tale story it did unfold
Sweet sweet Cinderella married her Prince so handsome and bold. La la la

La la la ………………………..
They danced and they danced into the night
The moo was full and the stars were bright.
La la la…………

Goldilocks Goldilocks

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There once was a young lady who lived near the trees
Of a forest dark and shady that made her ill at ease
One day she wandered far from home,
Down the path, along the street,
She sang to herself as she walked,
Still no-one she chanced to meet.

Deep in the forest she looked all around
She listened for the calling of the birds’ sweet sounds
Suddenly far away she spied a little home
Standing proudly by itself
Standing all alone.

Goldilocks Goldilocks long golden hair,
Daddy Bear and Mummy Bear and little Baby Bear
Will soon be coming home so you’d better beware
Will they find you asleep when they creep up the stairs?
Will they find you asleep when they creep up the stairs?

She tasted their porridge, each bowl in its turn
The smallest was the tastiest she soon was to learn
She tried each chair one by one,
She tried the beds and lay her head down
Before too long she was sound asleep,
So weary was she, she heard no sound.

Peppercorn Tree

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The King is up a peppercorn tree
The King is up a peppercorn tree
The King is up a peppercorn tree
What a silly old King is he.
The Queen of Spain has come again,
She sits and waits,
It’s getting rather late, and still …

The King is up a peppercorn tree
The King is up a peppercorn tree
The King is up a peppercorn tree
What a silly old King is he.

The Billy Goat's Gruff

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A little billy goat stepped on to a bridge
Only to be met by a hungry Troll
“I’ve seen some greener grass so please let me pass”
“But I want to eat you up” said the Troll.

Don’t eat me up, don’t eat me up
There’s a bigger billy goat coming soon.
Don’t eat me up, don’t eat me up,
Please Mr Troll, let me go.

A bigger billy goat stepped on to the bridge
Only to be met by a hungry Troll.
“I’ve seen some greener grass so please let me pass”
“But I want to eat you up” said the Troll.

Don’t eat me up, don’t eat me up
There’s a bigger billy goat coming soon.
Don’t eat me up, don’t eat me up,
Please Mr Troll, let me go.

The biggest billy goat stepped on to the bridge
Only to be met by a hungry Troll.
“I’ve seen some greener grass so please let me pass”
“But I want to eat you up” said the Troll.

“Is that so?” said the goat to the Troll
“I’m feeling kinda peckish myself you know.
I think I’ll start with you Mr Juicy Troll,
You look a tasty bite – yes I think I’ll eat you!”

Oh don’t eat me up, don’t eat me up
Find another Troll and let me go
Don’t eat me up, don’t eat me up,
Find another Troll and let me go.

Goldilocks and the Porridge

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Lyrics

I wonder who lives inside
It is a strange looking house
The owners must be very near
I’ll be as quiet as a mouse
I’ll be as quiet as a mouse.

As I look all around this room
Some things seem to be very tall
Some things seem to be very short
Some things aren’t large or small
Some things aren’t large or small.

Lovely smells coming from the kitchen
Hot steaming porridge all in a cup
Boy am I feeling very hungry –
Oh dear – I have drunk it all up.

Rumpelstiltskin

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CHORUS
Hocus pocus dance and sing
First a necklace then a ring
Riddles and magic are my game
Rumpelstiltskin is my name.

Thomas or Kevin or Michael
Percy or Jack or Henry
William or Phillip or Nicholas?
No, no the little man said
You’ll have to do better than that.
And he crept away to his house in the wood
Where he danced around a fire singing -

CHORUS

Bandylegs, Jellybottom, Crookshanks
Ferdinand, Engelbert, Bembo
Knobblyknees, Fly-By-Night, Scragbeard?
No, no the little man said
You’ll have to do better than that.
And he crept away to his house in the wood
Where he danced around a fire singing –

CHORUS

Crankinghorn, Scallywag, Shortstuff
Balthazar, Melchior, Caspar?
Perhaps your name is Rumpelstiltskin!
Who told you that, who told you that?

CHORUS

There Was A Crooked Man

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Lyrics

There was a crooked man and he walked a crooked mile
He found a crooked sixpence upon a crooked stile
He bought a crooked cat who caught a crooked mouse
And they all lived together in a crooked little house.

That crooked little house had a crooked little clock
With a crooked tick and a crooked little tock
And in a crooked little room in a crooked little bed
Was a crooked little dog – don’t wake up the sleepyhead.

Little Red Riding Hood

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Lyrics

Take this custard. Take this butter
Take it to your dear grandmother.

Chorus
Little Red Riding Hood went walking in the wood
Little Red Riding Hood went walking in the wood

Take good care now her mother did say-o
And don’t you wander don’t lose your way-o.

Chorus

As she was strolling from tree to tree-o
A big bad wolf she perchance did see-o

Chorus

That wolf he rose up from the place he was hiding
“Now where are you going my Little Red Riding?”

Chorus

She arrived to find Grandma a-lying in her bed s
She came a little closer and this is what she said –o

“Grandma what big eyes you have.”
“All the better to see you with my dear.”
“Grandma what big ears you have.”
“All the better to hear you with my dear.”
“Grandma what big teeth you have.”
“All the better to eat you with my dear!”

That poor little girl was taken, that sweet Red Riding
And inside the wolf’s fat belly she found her grandma crying.
Then a hunter passing by heard an anguished cry
He slew the wolf in his bed then chopped off his wicked head.
And that is the end of our story. ’Twas lucky the hunter was near-o
To the little girl and her grandma he will always be a hero.

To You Merry Christmas

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CHORUS
To you Merry Christmas,
Merry Christmas
Ring out the bells it’s Christmas time
To you Merry Christmas,
Merry Christmas
Wish you a Merry Christmas time.

I remember it well when I was just a little boy
Early November come rain or shine
We’d rise up early for the Christmas Parade
We wanted to be at the front of the line.

CHORUS

I’d wave to Goldilocks, the Three Little Pigs, and the
Big Bad Wolf as they passed me by
But the loudest cheer was for old Father Christmas
Always last at the end of the line.

CHORUS

There were Scottish Pipers, there were marching bands
And there were banjo players picking out a song
Thousands of children with smiles on their faces
From babies to grandmas they all came along.

CHORUS (x2)

The Pied Piper of Hamelin

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Lyrics

Now listen I’ll tell you a tale
A story from long time ago
In Hamelin there was a plague
A plague of dirty rats.

They ate all the cheese from the vats
And spoiled the ladies’ chats
By speaking and shrieking and squeaking
In fifty different sharps and flats.

Chorus
Hundreds and hundreds and hundreds of rats
Cheeky and sneaky and ravenous rats
Fought with the dogs and they killed the cats
Hundreds and hundreds and hundreds of rats.

Then one day a stranger appeared
Dressed in bright yellow and red
Said he “The Pied Piper am I
And I can get rid of those rats”.

Chorus
The piper stepped out in the street
Put his pipe to his lips and he played
He danced all the way across town…..

The people of Hamelin cheered
And rang all the bells in the town
“Go” said the Mayor “and get poles
Poke out the nests and block up the holes”.

So the piper went back to the Mayor
Who’d faithfully promised to pay
One thousand guilders reward
The Mayor said “Fifty is all you will get.”

Chorus

The piper stepped out in the street
And once again started to play
And all over Hamelin town
Came the patter of tiny feet.

They followed the piper up Koppelberg Hill
A door in the mountain swung open until
All of the children were safely inside
Then that door in the mountain swung shut.

And that’s how this sad story ends
Not one of those children returned
The lesson is clear to us all
A promise made is a promise kept.

Chorus

This Little Pig

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This little pig went to market
This little pig stayed home
This little pig he had roast beef but
This little pig had none.

First little pig who went off to market
Brought home his friend John Cleese
And soon as were able sat down at table
Ate up the bread and cheese.

Pig number two well he was the shy one
He liked to stay at home.
He did the cleaning, washing and ironing
He gave the dog his bone.

Third little pig now he was a fat pig
Plump as a pudding was he
Roast beef for breakfast, roast beef for lunch
Then roast beef for afternoon tea.

The last little pig well he didn’t really have much
He didn’t really have much at all.
He moped around the house with a sad look on his face
Unlike Cinderella he never went to the ball – and he said

I’ve never been to the market
I’ve only ever stayed at home
I’ve never ever had roast beef
I’ve never had anything at all

This little pig shall go to market
This little pig shall leave home
This little pig shall have roast beef
This little pig shall have it all.

Robin Hood’s Dream

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Lyrics

There once lived a man who stole from the rich and gave to the poor
He gathered round him men like himself score after score
Together they lived in the forest green
And he told them all of his dream

CHORUS
He dreamed of an England safe and free
Where all men lived in harmony
Free from the sheriff’s gallows high
Free from the bailiff’s searching eye
England o England free for you and me
England o England free for you and me

They made their home among the trees and dressed in lincoln green
A finer band of outlawed men had never been seen
Together they feasted on the deer
And as longbow archers had no peer

CHORUS

He had no time for barons and priests who lived by the law
The law which made the rich man rich by taking from the poor
Together they resolved to try
To change this way of life or die

CHORUS (repeated)

Snow White and The Prince

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Lyrics

Snow White lay so still on a lonely lonely hill
Seven dwarfs kept their watch around the coffin they sat
The wind blew the wind blew the night was eeirie and black
Snow White they loved her still but she’s never coming back

The day dawned morning broke no strangers passed that way
O wicked Queen wicked Queen see what you have done
She was the fairest the fairest of them all
The seven dwarfs bowed their heads until the day was done

The next day there came a prince mounted on his steed
He saw Snow White and fell down on bended knee
He lifted and held her, then kissed her rosy red lips
A piece of apple fell to the ground and Snow White opened her eyes

The Prince gazed in wonder at this girl who he thought was dead
He asked her to be his bride and this is what she said
‘I love you I love you, forever we shall live’
Happy together still that’s how the story ends

Jack and the Beanstalk

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Lyrics

Fe fi fo fum
I smell the blood of an Englishman
Be he alive or be he dead
I’ll grind his bones to make my bed

Jack climbed the beanstalk
He was only ten years old
And watched as the giant
Was counting up his gold

The giant soon got sleepy
He soon began to snore
Jack grabbed a bag of gold and quickly
Scampered out the door

And down the beanstalk Jack scurried
Close to the ground he jumped and hurried
Back to his Mum who was very worried
‘Look Mum we don’t have to be poor any more’

Fe fi fo fum…

Jack climbed the beanstalk 
On the very next day again 
He found the giant wide awake 
And talking to his hen

'Lay me a golden egg’ 
He heard the giant say 
And when the giant fell asleep 
Jack stole the hen away 

And down the beanstalk Jack scurried 
Close to the ground he jumped and hurried 
Back to his Mum who was very worried
‘Look Mum we don’t have to be poor any more’ 

Fe fi fo fum… 
Jack’s mother begged him 
To never climb up again 
But Jack said,

'Just one more time 
And that will be the end 
He crept up to the giant 
Who was playing a magic harp 

And quick as a flash and without a sound 
He snatched it in the dark 

Then down the beanstalk Jack scurried 
Close to the ground he jumped and hurried 
Back to his Mum who was very worried 

One blow with the axe down under 
The giant fell with a crash like thunder 
Jack said 'Look Mum the giant’s dead - 
We don’t have to be poor anymore’

The Princess and The Pea

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Lyrics

How will the prince ever really know?
How can he be sure that she’s a princess
How will the prince ever really know?

Well there is a test it has been said
Before she sleeps put a pea on her bed
Then 20 mattresses, 20 feather pillows
The girl will lie on a bed so high

And if she’s a princess if she’s real
With her delicate skin she will feel
Under mattress and pillow, the pea in the bed
And try to sleep, but stay awake instead

A prince would then know that she’s a princess
He would be sure, no need to know more
Just one thing left to do as in fairy tales true
Marry her and live happily for ever more