THE GNOME SONG

Intro:  C C# D G x2 (C# = x4302x)

    C                           G
I'm sittin' in the Garden in me little Noddy suit,
C             Am               Dm               G
Sparrow on me fishin' rod, and Frog-spawn in me boot.
     C                                        Em     Am
It's pissin' down with rain, - I've got water on the brain.
    Dm             G                Intro...
I'm sittin' by the pond like King Canute.



The kids have knocked me nose off - me beard is gettin' thin.
The way that they all treat me, well it really is a sin.
There's a Pigeon I can see - aimin' straight for me!
The Gardener strikes his matches on my shin. (C7...)

Chorus:
Am                       G
Once upon a time I was a King upon a throne
F                            C              Am
Then a wicked fairy came and turned me into stone
    Dm            G               C      E   Am
And that is why I sit here in the Garden all alone
          F         G           Intro...
(spoken:)  Not much fun being a Gnome.



I'm sittin' here a fishin' but the fishes never bite.
Anyway, it's been so long I've lost my appetite.
It really is a shame ... that pigeon's back again!
Has anybody got some dynamite?


There's a Doggie comes to see me every evening after tea.
I used to wonder why he was so very fond of me,
And when I found out why - it hit me in the eye:
I wish he'd go and find himself a tree.  (C7...)

Chorus2:

Me ear hole's full of cobwebs, and me doublet doesn't fit.
Sittin' on this toadstool - well I feels a proper twit.
The way that they all treat me - well it makes you want to spit
Not much fun being a Gnome.


  First verse repeated (tadpole in boot), repeat last line.