I settled for a bag of spuds
And found that most of them were duds
Infested with slugs
And all sorts of bugs
I settled for a bag of spuds
And found that most of them were duds
Infested with slugs
And all sorts of bugs
I had to scrub them in a sink full of suds.
I was going to chip them but thought
I was going to chip them but thought
By the time I get tābugs out thereās nought
I was going to chip them but thought
By the time I get tābugs out thereās nought
So I roasted the skins
I was going to chip them but thought
By the time I get tābugs out thereās nought
So I roasted the skins
In some old baking tins
I was going to chip them but thought
By the time I get tābugs out thereās nought
So I roasted the skins
In some old baking tins
Just like my old Mum has me taught
I shopped for essentials today
I shopped for essentials today
But I wanted to stay out and play
I shopped for essentials today
But I wanted to stay out and play
So before too long
I shopped for essentials today
But I wanted to stay out and play
So before too long
I burst into song
I shopped for essentials today
But I wanted to stay out and play
So before too long
I burst into song
And didnāt give a care, come what may.
Tāwere a dark and stormy night
Tāwere a dark and stormy night
Enough to fill young ones with fright
Tāwere a dark and stormy night
Enough to fill young ones with fright
The wind did howl and the rain did pour
Tāwere a dark and stormy night
Enough to fill young ones with fright
The wind did howl and the rain did pour
Is that the Grim Reaper at my door?
Tāwere a dark and stormy night
Enough to fill young ones with fright
The wind did howl and the rain did pour
Is that the Grim Reaper at my door?
Taking me towards the light?
Iāve done it now, Iām really frit
Iāve done it now, Iām really frit
But have been called a hipocrite
Iāve done it now, Iām really frit
But have been called a hipocrite
'Cos Iām pumping iron and jogging too
Iāve done it now, Iām really frit
But have been called a hipocrite
'Cos Iām pumping iron and jogging too
In between trips to the loo
Iāve done it now, Iām really frit
But have been called a hipocrite
'Cos Iām pumping iron and jogging too
In between trips to the loo
Which all makes me feel a bit of a twit!
Down the library, searching for a book
Down the library, searching for a book
I really wanted to learn how to cook
Down the library,searching for a book
I really wanted to learn how to cook
There was Delia and Jamie and Gordon too