Reel In The Flickering Light

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As I walked home one evenin' I 
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know this takes some believin',
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I met a group of creatures with 
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the strangest lookin' features.
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A poor old dog with a worm and a 
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weed and a fine old pigeon, yes 
indeed,
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Daddy Longlegs jumped up sprightly
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 and danced a reel in the flickering
 light.


[CHORUS]

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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 
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flickering light.


[Verse]
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On his thin and wispy spindles he 
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was deft and he was nimble,
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His eyes were scientific and his 
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dancing was terrific.
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The rats and the worms they made a 
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din and the nettles in the corner 
took it in,
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'Oh God' sez I 'tonight's the 
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night we'll dance to the reel in the
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 flickering light!'


[CHORUS]
     G            C
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 
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flickering light.


[Verse]
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Then he looked at me directly 
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with a gaze that could dissect me,
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And he asked me in a whisper 
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'Have you got any sisters?'.
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' Good God Almighty' says I to him 
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' what sort of a man do you think I 
am?
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I've only one and she's not your 
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type, she wouldn't dance a reel in 
the flickering light!'


 [CHORUS]
     G            C
Oh, round we go, heel to the toe,
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Daddy Longlegs jumped up spright
     G             D         
 And danced in the reel of the 
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flickering light.


[Verse]
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Sez he 'Does she come from 
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another planet? Does she have a bee 
in her bonnet?
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Does she do her daily duties? You
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 never know we might be suited'.
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And the rats and the worms began to
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 laugh and some of them started 
shufflin' off.
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We're gonna to have some fun 
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tonight, gettin' ready for the 
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reel in the flickering light.


[CHORUS]
     G            C
Oh, round we go, heel to the toe,
       G               C
Daddy Longlegs jumped up spright
     G             D         
 And danced in the reel of the 
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flickering light.


[Verse]
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I could see he had no scruples 
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when I looked into his pupils,
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They were purple or magenta like 
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a statue during Lent.
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I said 'I'll get her right away' 
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'Good man' says he, now don't delay,
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We're gonna have some fun 
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tonight'. Then he flipped his legs 
in the flickering light.


 [CHORUS]
     G            C
Oh, round we go, heel to the toe,
       G               C
Daddy Longlegs jumped up spright
     G             D        
And danced in the reel of the 
   G
flickering light.


[Verse]
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Then up stepped a red carnation 
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and they gave her an ovation.
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She was warm and enchanting as 
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she slowly started dancing.
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The bright auld pigeon peeled his 
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eye and the nettles and the weeds 
began to sigh,
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Daddy Longlegs said 'my, oh my, 
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are we ready for the reel in the 
flickering light?


 [CHORUS]
 G            C
 Oh, round we go, heel to the toe,
       G               C
Daddy Longlegs jumped up spright
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 And danced in the reel of the 
flickering light.


[Verse]
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She was gentle, she was charming 
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and I heard him call her Darlin'.
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He was graceful as a whisper on 
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his delicate legs of silver.
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The rats and the worms were still 
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as mice and the poor auld pigeon 
said 'that's nice',
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A shimmering veil of a lovely 
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bride and they danced to the reel in
 the flickering light.


 [CHORUS]
 G            C
Oh, round we go, heel to the toe,
      G               C
Daddy Longlegs jumped up spright
     G             D        
And danced in the reel of the 
   G
flickering light.