DESCRIPTION:
“Reasons To Be Cheerful, Pt. 3” was released by Stiff Records in 1979 and reached number 3 in the UK singles chart.

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LYRICS:
(Why don’t you get back into bed, why don’t you get back into bed Why don’t you get back into bed, why don’t you get back into bed …)
Reasons to be cheerful, part three
Some of Buddy Holly, the working folly, good golly Miss Molly and boats
Hammersmith Palais, the Bolshoi Ballet, jump back in the alley, add nanny goats
Eighteen-wheeler Scammels, Dominecker Camels, all other mammals plus equal votes
Seeing Piccadilly, Fanny Smith and Willy, being rather silly and porridge oats
A bit of grin and bear it, a bit of come and share it, you're welcome we can spare it, yellow socks
Too short to be haughty, too nutty to be naughty, going on forty, no electric shocks
The juice of the carrot, the smile of a parrot, a little drop of claret, anything that rocks
Elvis and Scotty, the days when I ain't spotty, sitting on the potty, curing smallpox

Reasons to be cheerful, part three
Reasons to be cheerful, part three
Reasons to be cheerful, part three
Reasons to be cheerful, one, two, three

Health service glasses, gigolos and brasses, round or skinny bottoms
Taking Mum to Paris, lighting up the chalice, Wee Willy Harris
Bantu Stephen Biko, listening to Rico; Harpo, Groucho, Chico
Cheddar cheese and pickle, the Vincent motorsickle, slap and tickle
Woody Allen, Dali, Dmitri and Pasquale, Balabalabala and Volare
Something nice to study, phoning up a buddy, being in my nuddy
Saying okey dokey, sing-a-long-a Smokey, coming out of chokey
John Coltrane's soprano, Adi Celentano, Bonar Colleano

Reasons to be cheerful, part three
Reasons to be cheerful, part three
Reasons to be cheerful, part three
Reasons to be cheerful, one, two, three

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