Nellie the Newt    (video)

 

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1. 'I'm off, I'm off', cried Nellie the Newt,

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    'to swim in the marathon race'.

 

    But a little boy came and he fished her out,

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    and Nellie, she lost her place.

 

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    'I'm scared, I'm scared', cried Nellie the Newt,

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    she'd never been in a car,

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    she slopped and she sploshed all the way home,

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    safe in the little boy's jar.

 

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2. 'What now, what now', cried Nellie the Newt,

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    'can things become much worse?'

 

    Said the little boy's mum, 'You can keep that Newt,

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    but change the water first'.

 

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    'Oh dear, oh dear', said Nellie the Newt,

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    as she disappeared down the sink,

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    'It's dark down here, I've lost my way,

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    and not only that, it stinks !'      

 

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3. 'Oh good, oh good', cried Nellie the Newt,

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    'there's light at the end of the drain',

 

    and into the sun with a sloosh and a whoosh,

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    she was back in the river again.

 

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    'I'm puffed, I'm puffed', said Nellie the Newt,

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    as she swam to the top for air,

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    and she came out by the winning post,

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    and all her friends were there.

 

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4. 'Hooray, hooray, for Nellie the Newt',

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    her friends were cheering loud,

 

    'Nellie the Newt is the marathon champ !'

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    and Nellie was very proud.

 

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    'I'm proud, I'm proud', said Nellie the Newt,

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    'cos I am the marathon champ.

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    But I'll never forget that dark old drain,

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    so cold and smelly and damp'.

 

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5. So if you ever feel a little bit sad,

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    and are stuck in a gloomy place,

 

    think of little Nellie, who went down the plug,

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    but went on to win the race.

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    Think of little Nellie who went down the plug hole,

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    but went on to win the race.

 

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(orig. = capo 2nd)    (Ralph McTell)