Roald Dahl

I had a little nut-tree,
Nothing would it bear
I searched in all its branches,
But not a nut was there

As soon as Wolf began to
That he would like a decent meal,
He went and knocked on Grandma's door
When Grandma opened it, she

"Attention please
Attention please
Don't dare to talk
Don't dare to sneeze

Gooses, geesesI want my geese to lay gold eggs for
At least a hundred a
And by the wayI want a feastI want a bean
Cream buns and

Mary,
Mary, quite
How does your garden grow
"I live with my brat in a high-rise flat,

"This famous wicked little
Should never have been put on
It is a mystery to
Why loving parents cannot

I never thought my life could
Anything but
But suddenly I begin to seeA bit of good luck for me'Cause I've got a golden ticketI've got a golden twinkle in my eyeI never had a chance to
Never a happy song to

I guess you think you know this story
You don't
The real one's much more gory
The phoney one, the one you know,

Hey diddle
We're all on the
And never get up until noon
We only take

Who can take a sunrise, sprinkle it with
Cover it in chocolate and a miracle or
The candy man, the candy man
The candy man can 'cause he mixes it with

Down they go
Hail and snow
Freezes and sneezes and noses will blow

A woman who my mother
Came in and took off all her clothes
Said I, not being very old,'By golly gosh, you must be cold
''No, no