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As I walked home one evenin' I know this takes some believin',
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I met a group of creatures with the strangest lookin' features.
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C# poor old dog with a worm and a weed and a fine old pigeon, yes indeed,
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Daddy Longlegs jumped up sprightly and danced a reel in the flickering light.
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Oh, round we go, heel to the toe,
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Daddy Longlegs jumped up spright
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And danced in the reel of the flickering light.
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On his thin and wispy spindles he was deft and he was nimble,
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His eyes were scientific and his dancing was terrific.
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The rats and the worms they made a din and the nettles in the corner took it in,
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'Oh God' sez I 'tonight's the night we'll dance to the reel in the flickering light!'
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Oh, round we go, heel to the toe,
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Daddy Longlegs jumped up spright
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And danced in the reel of the flickering light.
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Then he looked at me directly with a gaze that could dissect me,
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And he asked me in a whisper 'Have you got any sisters?'.
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' Good God Almighty' says I to him ' what sort of a man do you think I am?
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I've only one and she's not your type, she wouldn't dance a reel in the flickering light!'
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Oh, round we go, heel to the toe,
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Daddy Longlegs jumped up spright
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And danced in the reel of the flickering light.
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Sez he 'Does she come from another planet? Does she have a bee in her bonnet?
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Does she do her daily duties? You never know we might be suited'.
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And the rats and the worms began to laugh and some of them started shufflin' off.
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We're gonna to have some fun tonight, gettin' ready for the reel in the flickering light.
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Oh, round we go, heel to the toe,
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Daddy Longlegs jumped up spright
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And danced in the reel of the flickering light.
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I could see he had no scruples when I looked into his pupils,
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They were purple or magenta like a statue during Lent.
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I said 'I'll get her right away' 'Good man' says he, now don't delay,
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We're gonna have some fun tonight'. Then he flipped his legs in the flickering light.
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Oh, round we go, heel to the toe,
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Daddy Longlegs jumped up spright
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And danced in the reel of the flickering light.
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Then up stepped a red carnation and they gave her an ovation.
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She was warm and enchanting as she slowly started dancing.
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The bright auld pigeon peeled his eye and the nettles and the weeds began to sigh,
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Daddy Longlegs said 'my, oh my, are we ready for the reel in the flickering light?
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Oh, round we go, heel to the toe,
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Daddy Longlegs jumped up spright
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And danced in the reel of the flickering light.
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She was gentle, she was charming and I heard him call her Darlin'.
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He was graceful as a whisper on his delicate legs of silver.
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The rats and the worms were still as mice and the poor auld pigeon said 'that's nice',
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C# shimmering veil of a lovely bride and they danced to the reel in the flickering light.
[CHORUS]
B E
Oh, round we go, heel to the toe,
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Daddy Longlegs jumped up spright
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And danced in the reel of the flickering light.
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