There was a redback on the toilet seat,
When I was there last night.
I didn't see him in the dark,
But boy I felt his bite.
I jumped up high into the air,
And when I hit the ground.
That crafty redback spider,
Wasn't nowhere to be found.
I rushed into the mrs,
Told her just where I'd been bit.
And she grabbed my cutthroat razor,
And I nearly took a fit.
I said 'Forget what's on your mind,
And call a doctor please.
For I've got a feeling that your cure,
Is worse than the disease.'
There was a redback on the toilet seat,
When I was there last night.
I didn't see him in the dark,
But boy I felt his bite.
And now I'm here in hospital,
A sad and sorry plight.
And I curse the redback spider,
On the toilet seat last night.
I can't lie down, I cant' sit up I don't know what to do.
The nurses think it's funny but that's not my point of view.
I tell you it's embarrasing and that's to say the least,
For I'm too sick to eat a bite,
While the spider had a feast.
And when I get back home again, I'll tell you what I'll do.
I'll make that Redback suffer for the pain I'm going through.
I've had so many needles, I'm looking like a siv.
I promise you that redback hasn't very long to live.
There was a redback on the toilet seat,
When I was there last night.
I didn't see him in the dark,
But boy I felt his bite.
And now I'm here in hospital,
A sad and sorry plight.
And I curse the redback spider,
On the toilet seat last night.
Traditional Australian Song - Redback on the toilet seat - by Ralph Ernest 'Slim' Newton 1971
- Outofthemindsofandrews, educating others since 1981
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4 comments:
I get that song stuck in my head quite often... I don't know if that's due to my Aussie education, or my acracnophobia, or both!! But it's been a long time since I could remember ALL the lyrics :)
Your lucky. I wish I could get it stuck in my head. When some one mentions redback spiders my brain goes, I think there is a song about them and toilet seats... nope cant think how it goes...
Educating people since 1981???? I have been there this whole time and there has been no education!!!!
The author of outofthemindsofandrews.blogspot.com has written an excellent article. You have made your point and there is not much to argue about. It is like the following universal truth that you can not argue with: It's hard to retro-fit correctness. Thanks for the info.
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