Key: E major
Verse 1
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It was early one morning,
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the fish were jumping high,
The policemen were in their
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uniforms,
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there were aeroplanes in the sky,
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Young Wel lington raised his glasses
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to the sky of ever- so- blue,
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numbers down at Waterloo"
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Verse 2
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A day- off comes so seldom in a
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Womble's working year,
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of them whenever they appear,
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So he put away his Tidy Bag and
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joined the breakfast queue,
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Saying, "Soon I'll be London Town,
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Verse 3
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ticket- collecting all day long,
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I'll sing you a Wombling Song.
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Verse 4
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So he wandered on to Platform Six,
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his notebook in his paw,
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He cleaned his glasses with a rag
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he found upon the floor,
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Just then a mighty Pullman
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Train came rattling into Town,
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So Wellington whipped his notebook
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out and got the number down.
Verse 5
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ticket- collecting all day long,
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If you let me look at the engines,
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I'll sing you a Wombling Song.
Verse 6
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ticket- collecting all day long,
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If you let me look at the engines,
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I'll sing you a Wombling Song.
Interlude 1
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Verse 7
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out again,
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'til Wel lington's book filled up,
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of tea into his plastic cup,
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He assessed the situation as he
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sipped the steaming brew,
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"It's so nice collecting engine numbers,
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Verse 8
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ticket- collecting all day long,
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If you let me look at the engines,
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I'll sing you a Wombling Song.
Verse 9
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ticket- collecting all day long,
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If you let me look at the engines,
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I'll sing you a Wombling Song.
Outro 1
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