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Let's say you're lost in a park, sure You can give in to the dark or You can trip a little light fantastic with me When you're alone in your room Your choice's just embrace the gloom Or you can trip a little light fantastic with me For if you hide under the covers You might never see the day But if a spark can start inside your heart Then you can always find the way So when life is getting dreary Just pretend that you're a leerie As you trip a little light fantastic with me "What's a leerie" "Why it's what we lamplighters call ourselves of course. Time to send out the call to arms. Leeries trip the lights and lead the way" Now when you're stuck in the mist, sure You can struggle and resist or You can trip a little light fantastic with me Now say you're lost in the crowd, well You can stamp and scream out loud or You can trip a little light fantastic with me And when the fog comes rolling in, just SongtexteKeep your feet upon the path Mustn't mope and frown or worst lie down Don't let it be your epitaph So when life is getting scary, be your own illuminary Who can shine the light for all the world to see As you trip a little light fantastic with me "A leerie loves the edge of night, though dim, to him the world looks bright, he's got the gift of second sight" "To trip a little light fantastic" "A leerie's job's to light the way" "To take the night and make it day" "We mimic the moon, yes that's our aim" "For we're the keepers of the flame" And if you're deep inside the tunnel When there is no end in sight Well just carry on until the dawn It's darkest right before the light As you trip a little light fantastic Won't you trip a little light fantastic Come on, trip a little light fantastic with me Oy, oy, oy "Come along, join us in a bit of a kick and prance" "What did he say?" "Kick and prance, it means dance! It's leerie speak. You don't say the words you mean, you say something that rhymes, only. Here, I'll show you how it works "Angus, give us your weep and wail To the rest of ya, that means 'tale'" "I was short of a sheet" "It was in the street" "Just a tumble down a sink" "Just to get himself a drink" "Then I pinch what's better" "He grabbed his ladder" "He smiled and smirked, to work" "You see there's nothing to it" "Can you speak leerie Mary Poppins?" "Can I speak leerie?" "Course she can, she's Mary Poppins!" "Can we do it with you?" "Please?" "Oh very well then" "Children, tell us yer story tale" "Give us your weep and wail!" "Well, we had this bowl" "Rabbit in the hole" "That fell and broke" "Bicycle spoke" "So we took it to a shop" "Like a lollipop" "And went upside down" "That's a circus clown" "Then went to the bank" "Rattle and clank" "Got lost in the fog" "Lump on the log" "Till we found a friend" "To stand and defend" "Who took us on a trip" "Snapped a horse's whip" "And we tripped a little light fantastic!" "Now that sounds a little bit bombastic" "But they tripped the light" "We tripped a light" "Let's trip a little light fantastic!" Join us Mary Poppins Hey You've got it, now let's get you all back home Now if you're life is getting foggy That's no reason to complain There's so much in store, inside the door At 17 Cherry Tree Lane So when troubles are incessant Simply be more incandescent For your light comes with a lifetime guarantee As you trip a little light fantastic Won't you trip a little light fantastic Come on, trip a little light fantastic with me (Went to the bank. Rattle and clank Met with the boss. Pitch and toss Got lost in the fog. Lump on a log) Trip a little light fantastic! Aus Songtexte Mania