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This from Jon Brierley who describes it as a cross between a Stanley Holloway monologue and an old music-hall number called 'Daddy wouldn't buy me a Bow-wow')..
Posted: 14th Jan 2003 |
This Christmas-time I asked my Dad
If we could have a pet And he said that he thought we might And what sort should we get? So we went down to Pete & Dave's To see what we could buy; There were mastodons, and thylacines, But one thing caught my eye The cutest bird you ever saw It stood there saying "Plock!" I fell in love with it at once I could have bought a flock. But Pa was dead against it. "It's not a thing for me It doesn't fetch, or do smart tricks It's boring, don't you see?" And though I cried, and carried on And made a mighty fuss He remained unmoved, and so We came home on the bus. And Christmas now is spoilt for me My gifts give me no joy For there is nothing I have got Makes me a happy boy Because (sings) Daddy wouldn't buy me a dodo! Daddy wouldn't buy me a dodo! I've a sabre-toothed cat And I'm very fond of that, But I'd rather have a do-do-do! |