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album: Richard Digance Vol 6 - Funny Songs (1992) YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KxOyS5ivHWU (All 8-line verses use the same pattern of chords as verse 1.) [Verse 1] There were

^GFruit Salad, Blackjacks and ^CMarshmallow Shrimps And ^D7Jubblies, Bazookas and ^GSpangles and Imps The kid in the class who ^Cspoke with a lisp And ^Dboxes of Brocks on No^Gvember the fifth The Saturday Classified ^Cpink with the scores Dad ^Achecking his Homes, his A^Dways and his Draws ^B7Knock-down Ginger ^Embanging on doors Does ^A7anyone remember ^GLove-Hearts?

[Verse 2]

^GTortoises sleeping in ^Ccupboards for months And ^D7catching the chickenpox, ^Gmeasles and mumps Dennis the Menace and ^CKorky the Cat ^DDesperate Dan in his ^Gten-gallon hat Pineapple Chunks and ^CStrawberry Pips ^AKissing a girl who you ^Dlove on the lips ^B7Bottles of Tizer: ^Emall taking sips And ^A7washing up bowls full of ^Gtadpoles.

[Verse 3]

^GDanger Man was ^Cterribly hip Like ^D777 ^GSunset Strip No Hiding Place, ^CDixon too ^DCaptain Pugwash and ^GMister Magoo Remember how his ^Csight was short? ^AHere’s an insig^Dnificant thought: ^B7How come the Fugitive ^Emnever got caught After ^A7all them years on the ^Grun?

[Verse 4]

And ^Gso that the barber could ^Ccut your hair You ^D7sat on a plank on the ^Garms of a chair. The barber said to the ^Cgrown-up men: “Is there ^Dsomething you need for the ^Gcoming weekend?” “A packet of three”, they ^Cusually said Which ^Awent completely ^Dover my head ^B7Till I got Jennifer ^EmLawson in bed And ^A7I could have done with one ^Gthen.

[Interlude]

^GOne potato, ^Ctwo potato, ^A7three potato, ^Dfour ^DFive potato, ^Esix potato, ^A7seven potato ^Gmore.

[Verse 5]

^GPalm Toffees and ^CScooby Doos ^D7Reginald Bosenquet ^Greading the news The Animals’ “^CHouse of the Rising Sun” The ^D5-minute single at ^GNumber 1 ^GParma Violets and ^CJamboree Bags And ^Around the bike-shed ^Dpuffing at fags ^B7Flashy cars like ^EmE-type Jags But ^A7we only ‘ad a Cor^Gtina.

[Verse 6]

And ^Gdown to the Army & ^CNavy Store For ^D7things that were worn in the ^GSecond World War Duffel bags, ^Cduffel coats ^DIdiot mittens with ^Gstring round our throats Sooty and Sweep, Be^Cyond Our Ken The ^AMichelin Man and ^DBill and Ben ^B7Do you remember ^Emconkers when You ^A7made ‘em hard in the ^Goven?

[Verse 7]

And ^GFlying Saucers and ^CLiquorice Wood ^D7William Tell and ^GRobin Hood The Dandy, the Beano, the ^CBeezer as well Bing ^DCrosby Going ^GWell on Shell Putting a Tiger ^Cin your Tank ^AWatching “Tales of the ^DRiver Bank” ^B7Rin Tin Tin and ^EmLassie & Hank And ^A7Parker and Lady Pe^Gnelope.

[Verse 8]

And ^Gdo you remember ^Cpackets of Tide And ^D7where you were when ^GKennedy died? ^GTiger Nuts, ^CSherbert Dips Col^Dlecting cards from ^GPG Tips ^GPenny Bangers and ^CTuppenny Chews ^AElvis Presley in ^DG.I. Blues? ^B7Do you remember ^Emsensible shoes And ^A7do you remember Cream ^GSoda?

[Verse 9]

And ^Gbeing scared of ^Ccatching the pox And ^D7Hush Puppies and ^Gluminous socks Next door neighbours ^Cmaking a noise And ^Dwhat did you do with your ^GDinky Toys? Swizzles, Refreshers and ^CCola Cubes Re^Amember when Zubes were ^Dgood for your tubes ^B7Girls in class de^Emveloping boobs And ^A7seeing ‘em if you was ^Glucky.

[Verse 10]

And ^GDouble Your Money with ^CMonica Rose The ^D7very first record of ^GStatus Quo’s Radio Caroline, ^CTom Thumb ^DLittle Plum, Your ^GRedskin Chum Colonal Mustard, the ^CReverend Green And what^Aever happened to ^DHope & Keen? Re^B7member the ad for ^EmOvaltine ^A7Sheriff’s badges and ^Gsnake belts?

[Verse 11]

And ^Gblind dates, ^Croller skates And ^D7Bachelors, Senior ^GService and Weights Semolina they ^Cserved in school And ^Dclothes you lost at the ^Gswimming pool It was always the ^Csock you managed to lose Or, ^Aeven worse, you lost ^Done of your shoes ^B7Going home and ^Embreaking the news Then ^A7getting a clip round the ^Gearhole.

[Verse 12]

Re^Gmember coloured e^Clastic bands ^D7Sunday afternoon ^Gat your Nan’s ^GNan’s were always as ^Cdeaf as a post As ^Dold as the hills and as ^Gwhite as a ghost They were ^Galways talking a^Cbout the war And ^Atelling you what it was ^Dlike to be poor I couldn’t ^B7wait to get ^Emout of the door To ^A7jump in the air and shout “^GBollocks!”

[Verse 13]

And ^GMichel Miles, Provi^Cdent cheques ^D7Remember those ^GNational Health-type specs The ^Gboys had brown, the ^Cgirls had pink Re^Dmember those great big ^Gbottles of ink Squints, splints and ^CMurraymints ^AKnackered lighters that ^Dneeded flints ^B7Waterloo Sunset ^Emby the Kinks And ^A7Going to Work on an ^GEgg.

[Verse 14]

^GRemember the horrible ^Cad for Tunes And ^D7wearing flares and ^Gpairs of loons Five stones: we ^Ccalled ‘em Gobs ^DBootsie and Snudge and ^GSaturday jobs Third-pint ^Cbottles of milk ^AI-Spy books and ^DAcker Bilk ^B7Thinking your hair was as ^Emsmooth as silk When you ^A7covered it over with ^GBrylcreme.

[Verse 15]

^GSchool milk was ^Calways warm ^D7School straws were ^Galways torn Tommy Cooper will ^Calways be The ^Dman that everyone ^Gloved to see No-one can hold a ^Ccandle still ^ASomehow I doubt if they ^Dever will ^B7Thank you Tommy for ^Emsharing your skill I’m s^A7ure Russ Abbot would ^Gjoin me.

[Outro]

^GThese are the things that ^CI recall ^D7Things I remember from ^Gwhen I was small You can ^Cthink of your ^A7own ones an’ all Cause ^D7I ‘ave just give yer two ^Ghundred.

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