Ernie (The Fastest Milkman in the West)-Sunshine Superstars

[ti:Ernie (The Fastest Milkman in the West)] [ar:Pop Mania] [al:Seriously Silly Songs] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Ernie (The Fastest Milkman in the West) - Sunshine Superstars [00:05.00]You could hear the hoof beats pound [00:06.62]As they raced across the ground [00:07.76] [00:09.17]And the clatter of the wheels [00:10.58]As they spun round and round [00:11.79] [00:12.50]And he galloped into market street [00:13.77] [00:14.38]His badge upon his chest [00:15.81]His name was ernie [00:16.65] [00:17.27]And he drove the fastest milk cart in the west [00:19.23] [00:21.14]Now ernie loved a widow a lady known as sue [00:24.09] [00:24.93]She lived all alone in liddley lane [00:26.92]At number twenty [00:27.96] [00:28.80]They said she was too good for him [00:30.88]She was haughty proud and chic [00:32.69]But ernie got his cocoa [00:34.11]There three times every week [00:35.58] [00:36.39]They called him ernie (ernie) [00:39.58] [00:40.29]And he drove the fastest milk cart in the west [00:42.63] [00:43.97]She said she'd like to bathe in milk [00:46.12]He said all right sweetheart [00:47.18] [00:47.91]And when he'd finished work [00:49.37]One night he loaded up his cart [00:50.89] [00:51.62]He said you want it pasturize [00:53.32]Cause pasturize is best [00:54.59] [00:55.10]She says ernie I'll be happy [00:57.17]If it comes up to my chest [00:58.70] [00:59.37]That tickled old ernie (ernie) [01:02.30] [01:03.08]And he drove the fastest milk cart in the west oh [01:06.43] [01:09.03]Now ernie had a rival an evil looking man [01:11.84] [01:12.71]Called two ton ted from teddington [01:14.58]And he drove the baker's van [01:15.89] [01:16.41]He tempted her with his treacle tarts [01:18.59]And his tasty wholemeal bread [01:20.12]And when she seen the size [01:21.49]Of his hot meat pies [01:22.46]It very near turned her head [01:23.75] [01:25.47]She nearly swooned at his macaroon [01:26.96]And he said If you treat me right [01:28.82]You'll have hot rolls every morning [01:30.69]And crumpets every night [01:31.81] [01:32.61]He knew once she sampled his layer cake [01:34.67]He'd have his wicked way [01:35.82] [01:36.41]And all ernie had to offer was a pint of milk a day [01:40.56]Poor ernie (ernie) [01:43.93] [01:44.45]And he drove the fastest milk cart in the west oh [01:48.13] [01:50.00]One lunch time ted saw ernie's horse [01:51.58]And cart outside her door [01:52.85] [01:53.57]It drove him mad to find it was still [01:55.41]There at half past four [01:56.73] [01:57.41]And as he lept down from his van [01:59.22]Hot blood through his veins did course [02:01.24]And he went across to ernie's cart [02:02.98]And didn't half kick his orse [02:04.39] [02:05.24]Whose name was trigger (trigger) [02:08.93]And he pulled the fastest milk cart in the west [02:11.24] [02:12.68]Now ernie rushed out into the street [02:14.62]His gold top in his hand [02:15.89] [02:16.44]He said If you wanna marry susie [02:18.18]You'll fight for her like a man [02:19.61] [02:20.24]Oh why don't we play cards for her [02:22.37]He sneeringly replied [02:23.07] [02:24.10]And just to make it interesting [02:25.42] [02:25.94]We'll have a shilling on the side [02:27.55] [02:29.04]Now ernie dragged him from his van [02:30.92]And beneath the blazing sun [02:32.06] [02:32.71]They stood there face to face [02:34.43]And ted went for his bun [02:35.82] [02:36.55]But ernie was too quick things [02:38.22]Didn't go the way ted planned [02:39.56] [02:40.30]And a strawberry flavoured yogurt sent [02:42.51]It spinning from his hand [02:43.52] [02:45.27]Now susie ran between them [02:46.98]And tried to keep them apart [02:48.29] [02:48.92]And ernie he pushed her aside [02:50.78]And a rock cake caught him underneath his heart [02:53.01]And he looked up in pained surprise [02:54.76]And the concrete hardened crust [02:55.93] [02:56.61]Of a stale pork pie caught him [02:58.06]In the eye and ernie bit the dust [02:59.77] [03:00.36]Poor ernie (ernie) [03:04.37]And he drove the fastest milk cart in the west [03:06.53] [03:08.99]Ernie was only fifty two he didn't wanna die [03:11.59] [03:12.69]And now he's gone to make deliveries [03:14.74]In that milk round in the sky [03:16.52]Where the customers are angels [03:17.55] [03:18.47]And ferocious dogs are banned [03:19.66] [03:20.55]And the milkman's life is full of fun [03:22.53]In that fairy dairy land [03:23.63] [03:25.68]But a woman's needs are many fold [03:27.16] [03:27.87]And soon she married ted [03:28.97] [03:29.86]But strange things happened [03:31.13]On their wedding night [03:32.28]As they lay in their bed [03:34.03]Was that the trees a rustling [03:35.28]Or the hinges of the gate [03:36.79] [03:37.50]Or ernie's ghostly gold tops a rattling in their crate [03:40.89] [03:41.76]They won't forget ernie (ernie) [03:44.54] [03:45.48]And he drove the fastest milk cart in the west