SARA AND HOPPITY
ROBERTA LEIGH'S
Songs
Lyrics for only four of the many songs from Sara and Hoppity are known.
Some of the songs were written by Roberta Leigh.
Main Theme Song
Sara Brown has a toy as naughty can be
And he'll start to sing if you wind-up his key
He'll sing and he'll dance, all over the floor
And when he stands still then you wind him some more
Dear old Hoppity, naughty Hoppity
There is no toy more naughty than he
Dear old Hoppity, clever Hoppity
He sings 'Diddlee-Dum' and he sings 'Diddlee-Dee'
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Sara Brown takes her toy, whereever she goes
He has ginger hair and a small turned up nose.
One leg is much shorter but give him a chance
And he'll show you how he can manage to dance.
Dear old Hoppity, naughty Hoppity
There is no toy more clever than he
Dear old Hoppity, naughty Hoppity
He sings 'Diddlee-Dum' and he sings 'Diddlee-Dee'
Sara's Song
Sara: I know that I should always try to be good
But it's awfully hard you see
For the naughtiest toy in the whole world
Is the one that belongs to me
Hoppity, Hoppity
Hoppity is a toy from a Goblin Ring
Hoppity, Hoppity
Wind him right up and he'll sing
Hoppity: Tiddlee-tum, tiddlee-tee, diddlee-dum, diddlee-dee
Sara: Listen to him sing
Hoppity: Tiddlee-tum, tiddlee-tee, diddlee-dum, diddlee-dee
Sara: Words mean anything
Sara: If I put him in my pocket
He will jump right out*
If I tell him to be quiet
He will sing and he will shout*
Hoppity: Heehee hee hee heee
Tiddlee teeeeee
Sara: I know that I should always try to be good
But it's awfully hard you see
For the naughtiest toy in the whole world
Is the one that belongs to me
Hoppity, Hoppity
Hoppity is a toy from a Goblin Ring
Hoppity, Hoppity
Wind him right up and he'll sing
Hoppity: Tiddlee-tum, tiddlee-tee, diddlee-dum, diddlee-dee
Sara: Listen to him sing
Hoppity: Tiddlee-tum, tiddlee-tee, diddlee-dum, diddlee-dee
Sara: Words mean anything
Sara: Jump on Shaggy's back and tease him
Then he'll dance away
He does something naughty
Every minute of the day
Hoppity: Heehee hee hee heee
Tiddlee teeeeee
Repeat first two verses
*These originally read: He'll jump right out and he'll sing and he'll shout!
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A brief snippet from Sara's Song can be heard in the pilot episode, as Sara winds up Hoppity for the first time.
Fat Boy's Song
I don't mind going for a walk
I don't mind little girls who talk
As long as I've got a knife and fork
To start eating
I don't mind playing lots of games
With soldiers or electric trains
Or watching birds or spotting planes
If I'm eating
if I'm eating all the time
I like a game of marbles and a game of conkers too
And riding on a scooter is a smashing thing to do
Playing hopscotch in the park or bowling my big hoop
Having fun as indians - just listen to me whoop!
Cricket, football, hide and seek and races on my bike
By the time that I come home, there's one thing that I like
A great big bowl of irish stew
And apple pie with cream on too*
I always eat enough for two
'Cos I'm hungry
Some chicken stuffed with prunes or peas
Some lamb and caulifower cheese
Then jelly stuffed with gooseberries
When I'm hungry
I'll eat anything in sight
I like a game of marbles and a game of conkers too
And riding on a scooter is a smashing thing to do
Playing hopscotch in the park or bowling my big hoop
Having fun as indians - just listen to me whoop!
Cricket, football, hide and seek - watch them all chase me
By the time that I come home I'm ready for my tea
*This originally read: And apple pie with cream like glue
Mr Brown's Mending Song
Plink plonk, plink plonk!
I'm always mending lots of toys!
Plink plonk, plink plonk!
For lots of little girls and boys.
I'm always getting teddies
With no stuffing in their tum
So I buy a bag of sawdust
And stuff them one by one.
Whoosh! See the sawdust fall
All around the floor, all upon the mat
Whoosh! See the sawdust fall
And watch the teddies getting fat.
Plink plonk, plink plonk!
I'm always making lots of noise
Plink plonk, plink plonk!
When I am mending broken toys
I'm always getting soldiers
That can't walk any more
Stand them up and they fall down
Upon the kitchen floor
Plink plonk, the nails go in.
Then I add a nut, then I add a screw
Plink plonk, the soldiers stand
And walk around as good as new
