Does the bus stop here?
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1. The Romans
The Romans built the aqueducts
Utililising arches but
The shoes they wore got very sore
Especially on marches
Roman sandals, roman sandals
Worn by vandals and by peacemakers
The Romans built the roads and so
All roads to Rome they led
Nowadays those roman sandals
Even come in red
Roman sandals, roman sandals
Worn by vandals and by peacemakers
The Romans liked to bathe in groups
When they could take time off
But that's about the only time
They took their sandals off
Roman sandals, roman sandals
Worn by vandals and by peacemakers
Vini, vidi, vici !!
(for Jenna)
2. Sweaty Betty
Sweaty Betty, always exercising yeah
She can never get enough
Sweaty Betty, swimming, cycling, running too
And other stuff
She’s never played chess or parchesi
In her mind those games are too easy
Sweaty Betty, always exercising yeah
She can never get enough
Sweaty Betty, swimming, cycling, running too
And other stuff
She’s never tried crochet or sewing
She’s too busy to-ing and fro-ing
Sweaty Betty, always exercising yeah
She can never get enough
Sweaty Betty
3. Slightly Speckled Egg
Vincent was a slightly speckled egg, for instance
People use to laugh at him for painting all day long
But history has proven he was worthy of a song
Because he was a slightly speckled egg
Vincent had a yolk of gold, it bubbled over
Filling all his pictures with a most majestic glow
Vincent thought the colour wheel was spinning far too slow
Because he was a slightly speckled egg
Vincent had extremely orange hair, or did he?
Maybe he was fooling us by wearing royal blue
Well his shell had quite a crack in it but no one offered glue
Because he was a slightly speckled egg
4. Buddha
He had particularly curly hair
As he travelled on the Lotus Way
And all the things that he discovered there
Well, they make me want to say
Coulda, woulda
Coulda, woulda, shoulda, coulda listened to the Buddha
Coulda, woulda
Coulda, woulda, shoulda, coulda listened to the Buddha
He said goodbye to every worldly care
As he travelled on the Lotus Way
And all the things that he discovered there
Well, they make me want to say
Coulda, woulda
Coulda, woulda, shoulda, coulda listened to the Buddha
Coulda, woulda
Coulda, woulda, shoulda, coulda listened to the Buddha
5. Beans About Beans 
We don’t know beans about beans ...
Apples hanging in the dappled
Hazy light of summer
Yummy, yummy, yummer
Pumpkin growing slowly plumper
It’s gonna be a bumper
Ending to the summer
I want to know about the things that grow in a garden
I’m asking you to show me how
To make good things grow in a garden
Rhubarb is a ruby little beauty
It really is a vege
But it’s very tutti fruity
Carrot, onion and potato
I know it’s hard to wait oh
To get them on your plate oh
But I want to know about the things that grow in a garden
I’m asking you to show me how
To make good things grow in a garden
Yes I want to know about the things that grow in a garden
I’m asking you to show me how
To make good things grow in a garden
6. Eileen on the Fence
Eileen on the Fence
She’s our first line of defence
Scarecrow extraordinaire
With extra woolly hair
Eileen intimidates the snails
We never see their silver trails
Anymore thanks to ...
Eileen on the Fence
She’s our first line of defence
Scarecrow extraordinaire
With extra woolly hair
Eileen protects our lettuce leaves
She keeps away those slimy thieves
Eileen on the Fence
She’s our first line of defence
Scarecrow extraordinaire
With extra woolly hair
7. Little Praying Mantis
Little Praying Mantis
Whom do you pray to?
I must look as large as
An elephant to you
Little Praying Mantis
Have you any fear?
You rise up to fight me
When I draw too near
Little Praying Mantis
Gazing at the sky
Hope your prayers are answered
From somewhere way up high
8. The Gum Lets Go
The gum lets go, the gum lets go
That’s how you lose a tooth I know
A kid called Joe once told me so
I don’t care, I don’t care
Tie me to that kitchen chair
And whip that tooth right out of there
But it might bleed, it might bleed
I ain’t gonna do the deed
Advice is what we really need
Let’s call Dad, let’s call Dad
Many a wigley tooth he’s had
Especially when he was a lad
If your tooth is feeling loose, oh yeah
There really is no use in force
Just a jiggle every now and then
And then let nature take its course
The gum lets go, the gum lets go
“Don’t turn your back on a buffalo”
9. Mona Hurley
Mona Hurley, what a silly girly
Dreams all day of pulling on the curly
Hair of the child beside her
Why does she let those spirits guide her?
Mona Hurley, causing a commotion
She must drink a very perky potion
Every day for breakfast
It goes straight to her solar plexus
She roams all over the place
Causing havoc wherever she goes
But just one look at her face
And your anger
Oh your anger, it melts like snow
Mona Hurley offering assistance
And her sister offering resistance
Why is she so ungrateful
When Mona’s only trying to be helpful?
She roams all over the place
Causing havoc wherever she goes
But just one look at her face
And your anger
Oh your anger, it melts like snow
10. He's Lost His Marbles
He’s lost his marbles
He’s lost his marbles
Won’t you listen to the way he garbles
We should lend an ear
‘Cause if they don’t appear
Then we fear he’s gonna lose his marbles
Oh those little balls of joy
They were his favourite rainy day toy
Now he’s drowning in despair
‘Cause he can’t find his marbles anywhere
He’s lost his marbles
All fifty jarfuls
Won’t you listen to the way he garbles
We should lend an ear
‘Cause if they don’t appear
Then we fear he’s gonna lose his marbles
Hey there boy dry your tears
We’re gonna help locate those spheres
Let’s all take just one last look
Under every box and brick and book
Gonna find those marbles
Gonna find those marbles
Gonna find those marbles
11. Mr Roland
Mr Roland
Poked his oval head inside my door
Said “I won’t be coming round here anymore
I’m off to Poland”
The capital of which
Is known to us in English as Warsaw
And what’s more
Mr Roland
Said he’d probably leave his dog behind
A labrador he thought was going blind
“He’s got a bowl and
He’ll eat most any dish
As long as it’s not fish with lemon rind
If you don’t mind”
Said Mr Roland
12. Does the bus stop here?
Does the bus stop here?
‘Cause I need to get to Paris, France
It’s a city where the statues dance
I’m askin’
“Does the bus stop here?”
And will the driver care
If I can’t afford to pay my fare?
Do you think he’s gonna take me there
If I can’t afford to pay my fare?
All in all
I think my chances are pretty slim
But my hopes are high
‘Cause I’m a high hopes kinda guy
When’s the next bus due?
‘Cause I’m heading for the planet Mars
It’s a place where you can see the stars
From a different point of view
And will the driver mind
If we leave the planet Earth behind?
Will it leave us in an awful bind
If we leave the planet Earth behind?
All in all
I think my chances are pretty slim
But my hopes are high
‘Cause I’m a high hopes kinda guy
13. Goodbye to Lithuania
I went from Scotland to Belarus
I travelled half way upon a moose
And as the sun was setting on the European sky
I said Goodbye to Lithuania
Heaving a sigh to Lithuania
Wishing that I were taller and brainier
Just like them
I went from Scotland to Belarus
I had my children in a papoose
And as the sun was setting on the European sky
I said Goodbye to Lithuania
Heaving a sigh to Lithuania
Wishing that I were taller and brainier
Just like them
14. Casting On
Is it a scarf or is it half of a sweater?
From what I’ve heard, it could be a third of a poncho
There’s no excuse now not to be knitting
‘Cause you can do it standing and you can do it sitting
Is it a hat, or is it the start of a blanket?
Maybe a ball or even a shawl for a baby
There’s no excuse now not to be knitting
‘Cause you can do it standing and you can do it sitting
Take out your needles (yeah, yeah)
We’re casting on
One, two, three, four, five
Once I caught a fish alive
You can do it Mary, and you can do it John
Is it a gnome, or some other homely creation?
Wait and see, it might even be for a teapot
There’s no excuse now not to be knitting
‘Cause you can do it standing and you can do it sitting
Take out your needles (yeah, yeah)
We’re casting on
One, two, three, four, five
Once I caught a fish alive
You can do it Mary
Yeah you can do it Mary
You can do it Mary
And you can do it John
