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The bravest animals in the land
Are Captain Beaky and his band
That's Timid Toad, Reckless Rat
Artful Owl and Batty Bat
They march the woodlands singing songs
That tell how they have righted wrongs
Once Hissing Sid, an evil snake
Kept the woodland folk awake
In fear and trembling in the night
In case he gave someone a bite
Said Artful Owl:
"We'll lie in wait and one of us will be the bait"
Said Captain Beaky:
"Have no fear for I alone will volunteer"
"No make it me" said Reckless Rat
"I'll stand there in my reckless hat"
"When Hissing Sid picks up my trail
I'll just lasso him with my tail"
"Ooh a good idea" said Timid Toad
"We'll hide a long way down the road"
"And when you've overcome resistance
We'll rush along to your assistance"
Said Batty Bat:
"I've got a wheeze, I'll fly and hide up in the trees"
"If Hissing Sid should slither by
I'll drop a boulder from the sky"
Said Artful Owl:
"The idea's sound, how will you lift it off the ground?"
Poor Batty Bat just scratched his head
"I hadn't thought of that" he said
Said Owl:
"The rest of us hold back
There's only one that he'll attack"
Said Timid Toad:
"I like your plan"
"Good luck" said Owl
"For you're the man"
So Timid Toad his eyes a-poppin'
Into the woodland night went hopping
Captain Beaky waved his hand
Followed with his trusted band
That's Artful Owl and Reckless Rat
And above the trees flew Batty Bat
"Stop" said Beaky "I hear squeaky"
"It's Batty Bat" said Owl "He speaky"
"It's all in code" said Reckless Rat
Said Owl: "I'll just decipher that"
A dash, a dot, two short, two long
I rather hope you've got it wrong
It reads can clearly see the road
Hissing Sid has captured Toad"
"Quick men" said Beaky "No reply"
"You mustn't let him get away"
And leaping off said "Follow me"
And ran head first into a tree
"Dot, dot, dot" speak Batty Bat
Said Beaky "Quick decipher that"
Said Reckless Rat "Perhaps we're gaining"
"No" said Owl "He says it's raining"
Oh, how they ran to save poor Toad
For they must find that snake's abode
Guided by old Batty Bat, dot, dot go this way
Dash go that!
Then Hissing Sid's lair they spied were they too late
Was he inside?
Said Reckless Rat:
"I'll get a pole and stop him going down his hole"
Then into sight the snake came hopping
Right past his hole, no sign of stopping
Said Reckless Rat: "That's rather funny
There's something jumping in his tummy"
Said Captain Beaky: "Well I'm blowed
Hissing Sid has swallowed Toad"
And as the snake hopped out of sight
Off they chased into the night
At last they found him tired and dizzy
And pulled out Toad who said "Where is he?"
"For left alone I felt quite sick
And hopped into a hollow stick"
Said Owl: "A clever step to take
You jumped into that slippery snake"
"That was brave of Toad" said Rat
"That's just my sort of plan" said Bat
Said Captain Beaky to his men
"Now we'll not see Hissing Sid again"
And as they marched off down the road
They sang in praise of Timid Toad
Above them flew old Batty Bat
With his wings stretched out like that
Owl's idea the clever follow to have a flying umbrella
The bravest animals in the land
Are Captain Beaky and his band
That's Timid Toad, Reckless Rat
Artful Owl and Batty Bat
They march through the the woodlands singing songs
That tell how they have righted wrongs
Company right, left, right, left, right, left, right
Attention
"Hey, wait for me..."
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