The Wee Kirkcudbright Centipede
(Matt McGinn)
The wee Kirkcudbright centipede she was very sweet,
She was awfully proud of every one of her hundred feet.
Early every morning her neighbors came to glance,
And she always entertained them with a beautiful little dance.
Chorus:
As leg number 94 gave 95 a shunt,
Legs numbers one and two
were twisting out in front.
As legs numbers nine and ten
were wriggling up the side,
Seventy three and seventy four
did the Electric Slide.
Her neighbor Jenny Longlegs with jealousy was mad,
She went out and bought herself a pencil and a pad.
She came round every morning and she made a careful note
Of every step the centipede made, and this is what she wrote:
Chorus:
Armed with exact notation, young Jenny Longlegs tried,
To dance just like the centipede, but she failed and nearly cried,
She grabbed hold of the centipede, and she said "Now have a look.
And show me how you do these steps I've written in my book!"
Said the centipede, "Do I do that?" and tried to demonstrate;
Well, she never gave it a thought before, and she didn't do too great,
Her hundred legs got twisted and she wound up in a tangle,
She fractured fourteen shinbones, thirteen kneecaps and an ankle.
Legs numbers one and two got tied with three and four,
Legs numbers five and six got trampled on the floor,
Leg number seventy was attacked by number ten,
Ninety eight and ninety nine may never dance again.
Now the wee Kirkcudbright centipede she suffered terrible pain,
And all of us were very surprised that she ever danced again;
And now she tells her neighbours everyone who comes to see,
"Never try an explanation of what comes naturally."
Chorus:
- Seamus Kennedy
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Gets on Everybody's Nerves (The Kids Album)
- The Marvelous Toy Time: 2:16
- Wee Willie's Lost His Marley Time: 3:05
- Larue The Snake Time: 2:22
- The Dunnes Song Time: 1:56
- The Good Housekeeping Pet Time: 1:52
- The Wee Kirkcudbright Centipede Time: 2:08
- I Know An Old Lady Who Swallowed A Fly Time: 3:05
- There's A Hole In The Bucket Time: 2:32
- Don't Stick Your Finger Up Your Nose Time: 1:30
- I Am The Music Man Time: 5:09
- Ma, Ma, Will You Buy Me A Banana? Time: 1:03
- The Old Sow Time: 1:32
- I Wanna Be A Dog Time: 1:54
- The Unicorn Time: 2:26
- When You Come To The End Of A Lollipop Time: 2:21
- I Know A Song (That Gets On Everybody's Nerves) Time: 1:09
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