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Cathy and the Cucumbers - Daytrip To Bangor. New Zealand music - 1980. Hit cover of Fiddler's Dram's original song from UK. Cathy and the Cucumbers managed to reach number 13 in NZ up against Fiddler's Dram at the same time on the charts. Fiddler's Dram reached number 19. At the same time another cover was released in Australia by The Duffy's Band which had a similar success and experience on the Australian charts. Fiddler's Dram reached number three spot in the UK ...but with no competition.

The Lyrics:
Didn't we have a lovely time the day we went to Bangor
A beautiful day, we had lunch on the way and all for under a pound you know
But on the way back I cuddled with Jack and we opened a bottle of cider
Singing a few of our favourite songs as the wheels went around

Do you recall the thrill of it all as we walked along the sea front
Down on the sand we heard a brass band that played the Tiddlely-Pomp-Terrara
Elsie and me had one cup of tea then we took a Paddler boat out
Dashing away as we soared around the bay and the wheels went 'round

Didn't we have a lovely time the day we went to Bangor
A beautiful day, we had lunch on the way and all for under a pound you know
But on the way back I cuddled with Jack and we opened a bottle of cider
Singing a few of our favourite songs as the wheels went around

Wasn't it nice, eating chocolate ice as we strolled around the fun-fair
Then we ate eels in big ferris wheels as we sailed around the ground but then
We had to be quick 'cause Elsie felt sick and we had to find somewhere to take her
I said to her lad, what made her feel bad was the wheels going 'round

Didn't we have a lovely time the day we went to Bangor
A beautiful day, we had lunch on the way and all for under a pound you know
But on the way back I cuddled with Jack and we opened a bottle of cider
Singing a few of our favourite songs as the wheels went around

Elsie and me, we finished our tea and said goodbye to the seaside
Climbed on the bus, Flo said to us, oh isn't it a shame to go
Wouldn't it be grand to have cash on demand and to live like this for always
Oh it makes me feel ill, when I think of the mill and the wheels goin' 'round... lalala lalala.....

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