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Introducción: A G F# C# F#
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John the Wood went out one day
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To view the scene from a different angle
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He stood and watched a child at play
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Dave the Drum who was passing by
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Bought the toy with a coin he'd picked up
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You should have seen the gleam in his eye
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As he saw it soon, his, cleaned-up shined-up
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B
Out in the rain, if you want a cup of tea
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Dodge the puddles in the yard
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The lord of the land's coming round to complain
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It's hard
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The peacock flew to a very high tree
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He didn't like grass or concrete fairies
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Put me where the action is
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I'd rather be with the next-door hairies
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Simon spied the bathroom door
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In his hand's a herb shampoo
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Waiting for the waters raw
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So little time, so much to do
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Verse
B
Stand in a line, take a book along
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There's time for a game of cards
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Now it's your turn and the water's all gone
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It's cold
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Verse
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The next to appear was the Mighty Gled
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He needs a rest, or at least he said so
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You probably think that he's flipped his lid
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'Cause he wears high heels and a snow-white trousseau
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Five foot three, yet he stands so tall
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And on the ground his feet are never
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Friends may come and friends may go
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But the Fiddle Bill goes on for ever
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Verse
B
The music room would make you grin
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It's cold as a freezing pit
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There's a hole in the wall where a lorry came in
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Let's split
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I quite like a breast of chicken
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And I'm crazy about aspic and roast quails
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But the sight to make my pulse rate quicken
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Is a dozen nice fat snails
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On the other hand, there's Pegg on the bass
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Whose tastes in food are very much wider
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You'll see a smile light up his face
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At a couple of kippers and a glass of cider
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La la la la la la la la la la la la la
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La la la la la la la la la la la la la
Verse
B
Stand on a chair if you want to watch the box
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The fleas can jump a mile
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Peer through the haze watching Top Of The Pops
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And smile