If it's songs from kid's TV shows you're after then look no further than the early 70's BBC show "Bagpuss," the music for which was folky and beautiful and written and performed by the great John Faulkner (Dolores Keane's ex) and the great Sandra Kerr: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhSp1I0HhFFd_rz45HZEDL4gbOf4QErO9 The Bony King of Nowhere He sat upon his throne He didn't much like sitting there Because his throne was ... His throne was made of stone His throne was made of marble white It's feet were made of gold It was a royal throne alright But oh dear it was ... It was extremely cold That skinny king of nowhere Was feeling very chilly He said to go on sitting there Was really very ... And also very chilly He jumped on the tea table And said please will you find A seat thats soft and suitable To warm a king's be-... Just see what you can find They fetched him up a hammock But they couldnt keep it still They put him on a rocking horse The rocking made him ... It made him very ill They sat him on a wool sack But that rubbed up his knees They rolled him on a feather bed But that just made him... It simply made him sneeze That poor old king of nowhere Just sat there looking sad He said if you could help me I'd be very very... Particularly glad Two mice came up from somewhere Behind their royal chum They said dear king here is a thing To warm the royal ... And stop you feeling numb The thing it was a cushion bright Of silk and gold brocade So square and soft and small and light And very neatly... Of silk and gold brocade Now the happy king of nowhere Is smiling on his throne His smile is rosy, his seat is cozy Although his throne is stone, is stone The mice have made it nice, oh nice He is a happy king
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