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THE LAUGHING GNOME
CI was walking- down the high street- when I Abheard footsteps beChind me, and Abthere was a little old Cman in Fscarlet and Cgrey, Fchuckling awayC.
Well he trotted- back to my house- and he Absat beside the Ctelly, with his Abtiny hands on his Ctummy, cFhuckling Caway, cFhugging all daCy.
[spoken] "I ought to report you to the gnome office." "Gnome office, ha,ha,ha!"
Bb9Ha,ha, ha!- F7Hee,hee, hee!- Bb9I'm a laughing gnome and you cF7an't catch me.- Bb9Ha,ha, ha!- F7Hee,hee, hee!- Bb9I'm a laughing gnome and you cAb7an't catch me.-F7
Said the laughing Cgnome. Ab C
Well I gave him- roasted toad-stools- And a glass of dandelion wine.
Then I Abput him on a train to CEastbourne and Fcarried his Cbag and Fgave him a fag.C
C"Ave you got a light boy?" "'Ere! Where do you come from?"
"Gnome-man's land." "Oh,really."
CIn the morning- when I woke up- he was Absitting on the edge of my Cbed- with his Abbrother whose name was CFred. He'd Fbrought him Calong- to Fsing me a song.-C
C"Alright let's here it?" "'Ere! what's that clicking sound?" "That's Fred. He's a metrognome.F" "Own up. I'm a gnome, ain' I?"
C"Ain't you got a gnome to go to?"
"No! We're gnomads." "Didn't they teach you to get your 'aircut at school? You look like a rolling gnome." "Not at the London school of Ecognomics."
CNow they staying- up the chimney- and we're Abliving on caviar and Choney- 'cause they're Abearning me lots of Cmoney,writing Fcomedy Cprose for Fradio sChows.
"It's the er- it's the gnome service, of course." [repeat chorus and fade]