笨小笨Runcorn Ferry歌词由Stanley Holloway演唱，出自专辑《Reflections of Stanley Holloway》，下面是《Runcorn Ferry》完整版歌词！
Runcorn Ferry歌词完整版
On the banks of the mersey over on cheshire side
Lies runcorn that's best known to fame
By transporter Bridge as takes folks over t'stream
Or else brings them back across same
In days afore transporter bridge were put up
A ferryboat lay in the slip
And old ted the boatman would row folks across
At per tuppence per person per trip
Now runcorn lay over on one side of stream
And widnes on t'other side stood
And as nobody wanted to go either place
Well the trade wasn't any too good
One evening to ted's superlative surprise
Three customers came into view
A Mr and Mrs ramsbottom it were
And albert their little son too
How much for the three Mr Ramsbottom asked
As his hand to his pocket did dip
Ted said same for three as it would be for one
Per tuppence per person per trip
You're not charging tuppence for that little lad
Said mother her eyes flashing wild
Per tuppence per person per trip answered ted
Per woman per man or per child
Fivepence for three that's the most that I'll pay
Said father don't waste time in talk
Per tuppence per person per trip answered ted
And them as can't pay as to walk
We can walk an all said father come mother
It's none so deep weather's quite mild
So into the water the three of them stepped
The father the mother the child
The further they paddled the deeper it got
But they wouldn't give in once begun
In the spirit that's made lancashire what she is
They'd sooner be drownded than done
Very soon the old people were up to their necks
And the little lad clean out of sight
Said father where's albert and mother replied
I've got hold of his hand he's all right
Well just at that moment pa got an idea
And floundering back to old ted he said
We've walked half way come take us the rest
For half price that's a penny a head
But ted wasn't standing for none of that there
And making an obstinate lip
Per tuppence per person per trip ted replied
Per trip or per part of per trip
All right then said father let me take the boat
And I'll pick up the others half way
I'll row them across and I'll bring the boat back
And thruppence in t'bargain I'll pay
T'were money for nothing ted answered right ho
And father got hold of the sculls
With the sharp end of boat towards middle of stream
He were there in a couple of pulls
He got mother out it were rather a job
With the water she weighed half a ton
Then pushing the oar down the side of the boat
Started fishing around for his son
When poor little albert came up to the top
His collars were soggy and limp
And with holding his breath at the bottom so long
His face were as red as a shrimp
Pa took them across and he brought the boat back
And he said to old ted on the slip
Wilt row me across by me'sen ted said
Aye at per tuppence per person per trip
When they got t'other side father laughed fit to bust
He'd got best of bargain you see
He'd worked it all out and he'd got his own way
And he'd paid nobbut fivepence for three
