Thrown like a star in my high sleep I open my eyes to take a peep To find that I was by the sea Gazing with tranquility 'Twas then when the hurdy gurdy man Came singing songs of love Then when the hurdy gurdy man Came singing songs of love Hurdy gurdy, hurdy gurdy Hurdy gurdy, gurdy he sang Here comes the roly-poly man He's singing songs of love Hurdy gurdy, hurdy gurdy Hurdy gurdy, gurdy he sang Oh Histories of ages past Unenlightened shadows cast Down through all eternity The crying of humanity Then when the hurdy gurdy man Came singing songs of love Then when the hurdy gurdy man Came singing songs of love Hurdy gurdy, hurdy gurdy
Hurdy gurdy, gurdy he sang Here comes the roly-poly man And he's singing songs of love Roly-poly, roly-poly Roly-poly, poly he sang Oh Hurdy gurdy, hurdy gurdy Hurdy gurdy, gurdy he sang Here comes the roly-poly man And he's baking flaky pastry Flaky pastry, flaky pastry Flaky pastry he sang Hurdy gurdy, roly-poly Flaky pastry Hanky panky, hanky panky Hanky, namby-pamby he sang Here comes the winkie-roly man And he's selling double-glazing Hazy, crazy, hazy, crazy Flaky pastry, mastry he sang Tootsy fruitsy, tootsy fruitsy Topsy-turvy wurvy turvy It was a waste Waky, waky, waky Waky, waky, waky Waky, waky Waky, wake.