Tell Us A Story (Part A)

Tell us a story, Mary

Close the door and dim the light

Tell us a story, Mary

We're going nowhere else tonight

Tell us the one about the beggar and the king

Or the one about the Gollum and the ring

Tell us a story, Mary

A great long story

Tell us a story, Davey

One to make our blood run cold

Tell us a story, Davey

Make a new one from the old

Tell us of the falling out of best and oldest friends

And of the hero with a heart that never mends

Tell us a story, Davey

A great long story

Tell us a story, Danny

With hungry ghosts that fly and walk

Tell us a story, Danny

One with animals that talk

Once upon a time a prince got turned into a frog

Then with one kiss went to the palace from the bog!

Tell us a story, Daniel

A great long story

Maybe a story that you've never told before

Is there a secret that keeps knocking at your door?

I got a story that makes me burn with shame

And everybody here I guess could say the same

Tell us a story, Georgie

Of the water turned to wine

Tell us a story, Georgie

Of the sailors turned to swine

Or the doom of Cleopatra with a serpent at her breast

And the heart of that great soldier, the one who loved her best

Tell us a story, Georgie

A great long story