Matt McGinn - The wee kirkcudbright centipede

^GThe Wee Kirkcudbright Centipede, she was very ^Csweet ^DShe was ever so proud of every one of her hundred ^Gfeet ^GEarly every morning her neighbours came to ^Cglance ^DShe always entertained them with a beautiful little ^Gdance

^GAs leg number ninety four gave ninety five a s^Chunt ^DLegs number one and two were twistin out in ^Gfront ^GAs legs numbers nine and ten were wriggling up the ^Cside ^DLegs seventy three and four were doing the Palais ^GGlide

^GHer neighbour Jenny Longlegs with jealousy was ^Cmad ^DShe went out and bought herself a pencil and a ^Gpad ^GShe came a month of mornings and made careful ^Cnote ^DOf every step the centipede made and this is what she ^Gwrote

^GAs leg number ninety four gave ninety five a s^Chunt ^DLegs number one and two were twistin out in ^Gfront ^GAs legs numbers nine and ten were wriggling up the ^Cside ^DLegs seventy three and four were doing the Palais ^GGlide

^GArmed with exact notation young Jenny Longlegs ^Ctried ^DTo dance just like the centipede, she failed and nearly ^Gcried ^GShe grabbed a hold of the centipede, she says ‘Now, have a ^Clook ^DAnd tell me how you do these steps I've written in my ^Gbook?

^GAs leg number ninety four gave ninety five a s^Chunt ^DLegs number one and two were twistin out in ^Gfront ^GAs legs numbers nine and ten were wriggling up the ^Cside ^DLegs seventy three and four were doing the Palais ^GGlide

^GSaid the centipede ‘Do I do that?’, and tried to ^Cdemonstrate ^DShe'd never thought on the thing before, she got into a terrible ^Gstate ^GHer hundred legs were twisted, she got tied up in a ^Cfrankle ^DShe fractured seven shinbones, fourteen kneecaps and an ^Gankle

^GAs leg number ninety four gave ninety five a s^Chunt ^DLegs number one and two were twistin out in ^Gfront ^GAs legs numbers nine and ten were wriggling up the ^Cside ^DLegs seventy three and four were doing the Palais ^GGlide

^GAs legs number one and two were tied to three and ^Cfour ^DLegs number five and six were trampled on the ^Gfloor ^GLeg number fifteen was attacked by number ^Cten ^DNinety seven and ninety eight will never dance ^Gagain

^GAs leg number ninety four gave ninety five a s^Chunt ^DLegs number one and two were twistin out in ^Gfront ^GAs legs numbers nine and ten were wriggling up the ^Cside ^DLegs seventy three and four were doing the Palais ^GGlide

^GThe Wee Kirkcudbright Centipede, she suffered terrible ^Cpain ^DAnd some of us were very surprised she ever danced ^Gagain ^GBut now she tells her neighbours, every one that calls to ^Csee ^DNever try an explanation of what comes ^Gnaturally.