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Thread #98986   Message #1968432
Posted By: GUEST
15-Feb-07 - 07:58 AM
Thread Name: Songs from Kids Shows, that you remember
Subject: RE: Songs from Kids Shows, that you remember
Marion - The missing line from Spiderman is "Wealth and fame, he's ignored"

The music to "Tales along the Riverbank" is called "Andante in C" and you can see the dots and listen to it here - http://www.oreshko.co.uk/giulianiAndante.htm

I grew up with kids programmes like "Camberwick Green", "Trumpton" and "Chigley" which had plenty of songs in them about the characters.

Windy Miller

Windy Miller, Windy Miller sharper than a thorn,
Like a mouse he's spry and nimble when he grinds the corn.
Like a bird he'll watch the wind and listen for the sound,
Which says he has the wind he needs to make the sails go round.


"Driving Along" (in an army truck)

Driving along in an army truck,
In a humpety bumpety army truck.
The people wave
To the soldiers brave,
Who sing and shout,
As they lurch about.
Oh we are in luck,
We will never be stuck,
In our humpety bumpety army truck.

"The Little Steam Engine."

Time flies by when I'm the driver of a train
And I ride on the footplate there and back again
Under bridges over bridges to our destination
Puffing through the countryside there's so much to be seen.
Passengers waving as we steam through a station.
Stoke up fireman for the signal is at green.

Time flies by when I'm the driver of a train
And I ride on the footplate there and back again
In the cutting, through the tunnel,
Rushing clanking on the track.
Wheezing pistons, smoking funnels,
Turning wheels go clickety clack.

Time flies by when I'm the driver of a train
And I ride on the footplate there and back again.


"The Bargemaster"

Chugging along between banks of green willow,
Buttercup meadows, sweet nettle and dock,
Sheep in the meadow so peaceful and still-o,
And just 'round the bend we reach Camberwick Lock.
Nothing is better than being at large
In charge of a gay inland waterway barge

The sun on the water is glinting and gleaming
Soon we are leaving the Camberwick Lock
Pass by the anglers all drowsily dreaming
And far in the distance chimes Trumpton town clock
Nothing is better than being at large
In charge of a gay inland waterway barge


More of this stuff here - http://www.t-web.co.uk/trumpgo.htm


Do kids programmes have music to sing along to these days? I don't watch them now!

Cheers
Mark