THE SHOWMAN
Down at the English Fair,
one evening I was there
When I heard a showman
shouting underneath the flare
Oh, I've got a lovely bunch of coconuts
There they are, standing in a row
Big ones, small ones,
some as big as your head
Give them a twist, a flick of the wrist,
that's what the showman said
Oh, I've got a lovely bunch of coconuts.
Every ball you throw will make me rich.
There stands me wife,
the idol of me life,
singing roller, bowler, ball,
a penny, a pitch.
Singing roller, bowler, ball, a penny, a pitch.
Singing roller, bowler,
ball, a penny, a pitch.
Roller, bowler, ball.
Roller, bowler, ball.
Singing roller, bowler, ball, a penny, a pitch.
A pitch, a pitch, a pitch, pitch, a roll, a bowl, a ball,
a penny, a pig.
It's been twenty years since then,
or maybe only ten, But there is the bloke still
shouting out again and again and again
I've got a lovely bunch of coconuts
There they are standing in a row
Big ones, small ones,
some as big as your head
You give him a twist, a flick of the wrist,
that's what the showman said
He said, I've got a lovely
bunch of coconuts
Every ball you throw will make me red
Every ball you throw will make me laugh.
There stands me wife,
the art of love, me life,
singing roller, bowler, ball,
a penny, a pitch.
Singing roller, bowler, ball,
a penny, a pitch.
Singing roller, bowler, ball,
a penny, a pitch.
Roller, bowler, ball, roller, bowler, ball.
Singing roller, bowler, ball, a penny, a pitch.
A pitch, a pitch, a pitch,
a rolling her -bowler,
just rolling her -bowler,
just roller, bowler, ball.
Penny of, penny of, penny of,
penny of, penny of beer!