Trip a Little Light Fantastic

Let's say you're lost in a park, sure

You can give in to the dark or

You can trip a little light fantastic with me

When you're alone in your room

Your choice's just embrace the gloom

Or you can trip a little light fantastic with me

For if you hide under the covers

You might never see the day

But if a spark can start inside your heart

Then you can always find the way

So when life is getting dreary

Just pretend that you're a leerie

As you trip a little light fantastic with me

What's a leerie?

Why it's what we lamplighters call ourselves of course

Time to send out the call to arms

Leeries, trip the lights and lead the way!

Now when you're stuck in the mist, sure

You can struggle and resist or

You can trip a little light fantastic with me

Now say you're lost in the crowd, well

You can stamp and scream out loud or

You can trip a little light fantastic with me

And when the fog comes rolling in, just

Keep your feet upon the path

Mustn't mope and frown or worst lie down

Don't let it be your epitaph!

So when life is getting scary

Be your own illuminary

Who can shine the light for all the world to see

As you trip a little light fantastic with me

A leerie loves the edge of night

Though dim, to him the world looks bright

He's got the gift of second sight to trip a little light fantastic

A leerie's job's to light the way

To take the night and make it day

We mimic the moon, yes that's our aim

For we're the keepers of the flame

And if you're deep inside the tunnel

When there is no end in sight

Well just carry on until the dawn

It's darkest right before the light

As you trip a little light fantastic

Won't you trip a little light fantastic

Come on, trip a little light fantastic with me

Oy, oy, oy

Come along, join us in a bit of a kick and prance

What did he say?

Kick and prance, it means dance!

It's leerie speak. You don't say the words you mean

You say something that rhymes, only

Here, I'll show you how it works

Angus, give us your weep and wail

To the rest of ya, that means 'tale

I was short of a sheet

It was in the street

Just a tumble down a sink

Just to get himself a drink

Then I pinch what's better

He grabbed his ladder

He smiled and smirked, to work

You see there's nothing to it

Can you speak leerie Mary Poppins?

Can I speak leerie?

Course she can, she's Mary Poppins!

Can we do it with you? Please?

Oh very well then

Children, tell us yer story tale

Give us your weep and wail!

Well, we had this bowl

Rabbit in the hole

That fell and broke

Bicycle spoke

So we took it to a shop

Like a lollipop

And went upside down

That's a circus clown

Then went to the bank

Rattle and clank

Got lost in the fog

Lump on the log

Till we found a friend

To stand and defend

Who took us on a trip

Snapped a horse's whip

And we tripped a little light fantastic!

Now that sounds a little bit bombastic

But they tripped the light

We tripped a light

Let's trip a little light fantastic!

Join us Mary Poppins

Hey!

You've got it, now let's get you all back home

Now if you're life is getting foggy

That's no reason to complain

There's so much in store, inside the door

At 17 Cherry Tree Lane

So when troubles are incessant

Simply be more incandescent

For your light comes with a lifetime guarantee

As you trip a little light fantastic

Won't you trip a little light fantastic

Come on, trip a little light fantastic with me

(Went to the bank. Rattle and clank

Met with the boss. Pitch and toss

Got lost in the fog. Lump on a log)

Trip a little light fantastic!