Now I 'ave got a story and believe me folks, it's true
So if you listen for a while, I'll tell my tale to you
Now if you go to London, there's a thing you mustn't miss
It's quite a simple matter, all you 'ave to do is this:
Go runnin' round the fountains in Trafalgar Square
That's a thing that everybody's doin' down there!
Just take a peep into the Palace yard
You'll find all the gates are locked and barred
And the soldiers that should be on guard
Are runnin' round the fountains in Trafalgar Square!
And then there's Madam Tussauds, that's a well known waxworks show
Now that's the place where all the country trippers like to go
The figures that you heard about, now they're no longer there
There's only one place you will find 'em, I will tell you where!
They're runnin' round the fountains in Trafalgar Square
That's a thing that everybody's doin' down there!
Henry the Eighth, chasin' Anne Boleyn
Old Doctor Crippen lookin' haggard and thin
And Charlie Pearce with his old violin
Are runnin' round the fountains in Trafalgar Square!
Now when I took a trip to London some few weeks ago
To see the 'Ouse Of Parliament I thought I'd like to go
The Speaker simply looked at me with such an icy stare
I said, "Where are the others?" and he said, "I'll tell you where!"
"They're runnin' round the fountains in Trafalgar Square
That's ta thing that everybody's doin' down there!
Lloyd George, Baldwin, dear old Ramsey Mac
Early every mornin' you will find them on the track
With Lady Astor, June and Amy Johnson at the back
They're runnin' round the fountains in Trafalgar Square!"
Runnin' round the fountains in Trafalgar Square
That's a thing that everybody's doin' down there!
The finest sport in all the land
When you've tried it you'll understand
That's why Jack Hylton and his band
Go runnin' round the fountains in Trafalgar Square!