Tadpoles in a Jar

Let's go out to play, straightaway

And catch tadpoles in a jar

Take them home to mother, watch them wriggle

Tell your brother where they are

Across the cow field and down to little Benton Farm

Climb the big tree, Trevor fell and broke his arm

Let's get on a bus, two of us

The 37 to the town

Milkshakes in the milk bar, city stylish

Tenpin bowling, knock them down

Oxford sale rooms, sales on Wednesdays, Fridays too

Lots of bargains, Action Man for me and you

The man from UNCLE, clip-on telescopic sights

Japs and commandos, cowboys, injuns

Off the shed roof, pretend he fights

Bang bang, you're dead

La la la la la

Oh, life's so very different when you're young

La la la la la

There's nothing in the sky except the sun

Knockie nine doors, Mrs Mathers, have some fun

Through the keyhole, here's the old man, time to run

The man from UNCLE, clip-on telescopic sights

Japs and commandos, cowboys, injuns

Off the shed roof, pretend he fights

Bang bang, you're dead

I can't come out to play, not today

To catch tadpoles in a jar

I want to buy a suit, talk to girls

Some school lunches are good

Some are rock solid, you can't get them off your plate

And one day a week, because they want to cut down on money

Instead of giving you proper spoons

They give you cheap plastic spoons

Oh

Yeah