HURDY GURDY

(Instrumental intro)

Long before the days of Rock and Roll
Long before they had begun
They played such things as a Glockenspiel
When looking for some fun
They even had an organistrum
Though it sounded rather glum
But over centuries they refined it
A revival had begun

Now it was called the hurdy-gurdy
With it came that hurdy-gurdy sound
Crank it, crank it round
Spin out that hurdy-gurdy sound         

The whole world was embracing it
The whole wide world astound
Hurdy-gurdy was the coolest thing
The coolest thing around
So they watched for the hurdy-gurdy man
Watched for him to come down                            
Then there could be no excuse
Not to let your hair hang down

Swinging on a Saturday night
Giddy through ‘till the morning light
Swirling, twirling round
Swirling ‘till they all dropped down

Here we go on the hurdy-gurdy       
Here we go again
Dancing with the Hurdy-gurdy girls     
In halls across the town

Whatever became of those Hurdy-Gurdy Girls
What has happened to them
Passing into history
Then never seen again

Was it because there was some new flavour
That took poor hurdy-gurdy down
Who lost the Hurdy-gurdy sound
Why did poor hurdy-gurdy drown?

(Instrumental outro)

Rodd Sherwin
to a composition by
Jeremy Williams