| Tell me a story tell me a story
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| tell me a story remember what you said
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| you promised me you said you would
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| you gotta give in so i’ll be good
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| tell me a story then i’ll go to bed
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| Oh worry worry weary ends ma day
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| comes the time to go home
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| without ma raise in pay
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| home by the fire where a man can just relax
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| slippers there by the chair
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| not a worry not a care
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| along comes junior swinging his little axe
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| Tell me a story tell me a story
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| tell me a story remember what you said
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| tell me about the birds and bees
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| how do you make a chicken sneeze
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| tell me a story then i’ll go to bed
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| Came so late one evening last july
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| played a little the poker the time had passed me by
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| shoes in my hand and my darlin wife in bed
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| up the stairs sayin a prayer
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| then a voice comes through the air
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| Hi there daddy remember what you said
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| tell me a story tell me a story
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| tell me how your eyes are glassed
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| because it’s only if your bad
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| tell me a story then i’ll go to bed
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| Once a upon a time i remember long ago
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| don’t go back in years through your memories kinda slow
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| stop your noisy talkin till i’ve finished with ma tale
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| once upon
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| upon a what
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| upon your back you’ll get a swat
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| Tell me about the fishy cause it’s bigger than a whale
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| tell me a story tell me a story
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| tell me a story remember what you said
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| you promised me you said you would
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| you gotta give so i’ll be good
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| Here’s a tale you’ll never forget
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| whack whack whack
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| ouch ma tails all red
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| and now get off to bed
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| aw come on daddy tell me a story hee hee |