1 C Am F G Maurice Snail and Timothy Grub 1 C Am F G Swanney and Blue and Emily Grub 2 Dm G C Am Decided one day to go into the wood 3 Dm G C Am And build them a house and live there if they could 4 F G C Am And they stayed there a while in the trees and the rain 4 F G C Am Till one day two blue men said, "You're all insane" 5 F Dm G And to please not come here again 1 C Am F G They had a green car called Happiness Runs 1 C Am F G 2 Dm Friday comes and Happiness runs out of petrol 2 G C Am And everyone gets out to push 3 Dm G C Am And suddenly see through a gap in the bush 4 F G C Am A real caravan just like the one in their dreams 4 F G C Am The gypsy doesn't want it for nowadays it seems 5 F Dm G His home stays in one place and gleams 1 C Am F G He told them that he had a horse down the lane 1 C Am F G Saturday morning they went back again 2 Dm G C Am He showed them a shed that was built out of tin 3 Dm G C Am He opened the door and they all peered within 4 F G C Am And there lying on straw was a horse black as night 4 F G C Am With a star on her forehead and eyes full of light 5 F Dm G And they all fell in love at first sight 1 C Am F G They thought and they thought about having Black Bess 1 C Am F G Timothy planted some mustard and cress 2 Dm G C Am They lived in a cupboard and made it their home 3 Dm G C Am And lay there and dreamed of the days when they'd roam 4 F G C Am Up and down all the hills of the north countryside 4 F G C Am With the dogs eating buttercups on the wayside 5 F Dm G And they'd wave all the cities goodbye
