The Little Red Hen

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

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‘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

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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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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

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

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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)

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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)

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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)

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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

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…………

The Grand Old Duke of York (the Rest of the Story)

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Oh the grand old Duke of York
He had 10,000 men
He marched them up to the top of the hill
And he marched them down again.

And when they were up they were up
And when they were down they were down
And when they were only half way up
They were neither up nor down.

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One poor chap disappeared
A quick trip to the loo
When he came back he said to the Duke
“Lucky there wasn’t a queue!”

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Another chap looked rather ill
He sat down by a tree
All that he wanted was a little lie down
And a nice hot cup of tea

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This chap who liked drinking tea
Had a second, a third and then
Before he could think of having a fourth
It was off to the loo again.

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There was much complaining
About the Duke of York
And it was even suggested
That frankly he was a dork

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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.

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.

Rumpelstiltskin

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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 -

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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 –

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

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The Pied Piper of Hamelin

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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.

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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”.

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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.”

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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.

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Hey Ho Jerry-O

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Hey ho Jerry-o
What’s the matter with your toe?
Hey ho Jerry-o
What’s the matter with your toe?

I was walking down the footpath
When this big boy on his bike
Came along and didn’t notice that
He squashed my toe.

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I was walking down the footpath
When this big boy on his skateboard
Came along and didn’t notice that
He squashed my toe.

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I was walking down the footpath
When this big boy on his roller skates
Came along and didn’t notice that
He squashed my toe.

Hey ho Jerry-o
So that’s the matter with your toe!
Hey ho Jerry-o
I’ll just go and get a bandaid.

Jack and the Beanstalk

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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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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

The Elves and the Shoemaker

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Shoemaker shoemaker stitch by hand
You make the finest shoes in the land
Stitch and sow with utmost care
Shoemaker will you make me a pair

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There was once a poor, but very fine shoemaker
He worked and worked, but times were hard and
There came a day when he had only enough leather
To make just the one pair of shoes

He cut out the leather and went to bed
‘I’ll make the shoes in the morning,’ the shoemaker said
He got up early but was surprised to find
Two new shoes there before his very eyes

‘Wife, come quickly’, look what I’ve found
How could this have happened I heard no sound
These beautiful shoes I could not have sowed
Any better than this, a thankyou is owed’

He sold the shoes that very morning
And what’s more for double the price.
The customer was thrilled with his new shoes
So the shoemaker bought enough leather for 2 pairs of shoes.
And cut out the leather that same night

In the morning the shoemaker and his wife found 4 shoes on the bench.
This continued each night, the more leather he left,
the more finished shoes he found in the morning.
And so beautifully sowed that everyone wanted to buy a pair.
But the shoemaker and his wife wanted to know
who was making the shoes so they could thank them.
They decided to stay up and keep watch.

At midnight 2 tiny elves entered the shop,
sat on the work bench, and taking all the leather
the shoemaker had left, stitched and stitched
until all the leather had been sewn in to shoes.
And then they departed, as quietly as they’d arrived.

The shoemaker and his wife were astonished.
They’d noticed that the elves' feet were bare
so the shoemaker decided to make 4 tiny shoes
from the best and softest leather he could buy, and his wife,
2 pairs of breeches, 2 coats, 2 frilled shirts and 2 green caps

They worked all through the day and by evening they’d finished,
setting out the new clothes on the work bench, then hiding so they could keep watch.
At exactly midnight the elves crept into the shop, and shouted with delight when they saw the clothes.

They put them on and danced and sang, as happy as any 2 elves could possibly be.
The shoemaker and his wife never saw the elves again but they’d been lucky,
and the shoes the shoemaker made, continued to sell well.
They were never poor again and lived long and very happy lives.

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Shoemaker shoemaker stitch by hand
You make the finest shoes in the land
Stitch and sow with utmost care
Shoemaker will you make me a pair

They Got It Right Vegemite

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In 1923 a young chemist called Dr Cyril P Callister, developed a smooth spreadable vegetable paste from brewers yeast, with lots of Vitamin B in it. It tasted unusual, but good. And he thought, “I cannot waste this appealing taste"...

So a prize was offered of fifty pounds
To find a name a name that sounds
Fresh unique, and easy to remember
Any time of year winter or December
Don’t know who it was but they got it right
Came up with the name Vegemite

I was talking to a friend just the other day
We took a little walk he had a lot to say
About the 50 pounds and he did claim
Who won the competition and gave it the name
Whoever it was they got it right
Came up with the name, Vegemite

For many years now it’s been the national dish
All who like it think it’s delish
But if you haven’t tried some, take my advice
Cos on a piece of toast it’s very very nice
Whoever it was they got it right
Came up with the name, Vegemite
They got it right, Vegemite

But...some find the taste a bit of a drama
A famous one was Barrack Obama
He tried some but, just had to admit
He did not like it, one little bit