Trip a Little Light Fantastic

Let's say you're lost in a park
Sure, you can give in to the dark
Or you can trip a little light fantastic with me
When you're alone in your room
Your choice is just embrace the gloom
Or you can trip a little light fantastic with me

For if you hide under the covers
You might never see the day
But if a spark can start inside your heart
Then you can always find the way
So when life is getting dreary
Just pretend that you're a leerie
As you trip, a little light fantastic with me

What's a leerie?
Why? It's what we lamplighters call ourselves, of course
Time to send out the call to arms
Leeries, trip the lights and lead the way!

Now when you're stuck in the mist
Sure, you can struggle and resist
Or you can trip a little light fantastic with me
Now say you're lost in the crowd
Well, you can stamp and scream out loud
Or you can trip a little light fantastic with me

And when the fog comes rolling in
Just keep your feet upon the path
Mustn't mope and frown or worst lie down
Don't let it be your epitaph

So when life is getting scary
Be your own illuminary
Who can shine the light for all the world to see
As you trip a little light fantastic with me

A leerie loves the edge of night
Though dim to him, the world looks bright
He's got the gift of second sight
(To trip a little light fantastic!)
A leerie's job's to light the way
(To tame the night and make it day!)
We mimic the moon, yes, that's our aim
(For we're the keepers of the flame!)

And if you're deep inside the tunnel
When there is no end in sight
Well, just carry on until the dawn
It's darkest right before the light

As you trip a little light fantastic
Won't you trip a little light fantastic
Come on, trip a little light fantastic with me

Oi!
Oi!
Oi!

Come along, join us in a bit of kick and prance!
What did he say?
Kick and prance, it means dance, it's leerie speak
You don't say the words you mean, you say something that rhymes only
Here, I'll show you how it works
Angus! Give us your weep and wail
To the rest of ya, that means tale

I was short of a sheet (it was in the street)
Just a tumble down the sink (just to get himself a drink)
Then I pinched what's fatter (he grabbed his ladder)
To smile and smirk to work!

You see, there's nothing to it
Can you speak leerie, Mary Poppins?
Can I speak leerie?
Of course, she can, she's Mary Poppins!
Can we do it with you? Please!
Oh, very well, then
Children, tell us your story tale
(Give us your weep and wail!)

Well, we had this bowl (rabbit in the hole)
That fell and broke (bicycle spoke)
So we took it to a shop (like a lollipop)
And went upside down (that's a circus clown)

Then went to the bank (rattle and clank)
Got lost in the fog (lump on the log)
'Til we found a friend (to stand and defend)
Who took us on a trip (snap a horse's whip)
And we tripped a little light fantastic!
Now, that sounds a little bit bombastic
But they tripped the light (we tripped a light)
Let's trip a little light fantastic!

(Join us, Mary Poppins!)

(Hey!)

You've got it, now let's get you all back home!

Now, if your life is getting foggy
That's no reason to complain
There's so much in store
Inside the door of 17 Cherry Tree Lane

So when troubles are incessant
Simply be more incandescent
For your light comes with my lifetime guarantee
As you (trip a little light fantastic)
Won't you! (Trip a little light fantastic)
Come on! (Trip a little light fantastic)
With me (went to the bank, rattle and clank)
(Met with a boss, pitch-and-toss)
(Got lost in the fog, lump on a log)
Trip a little light fantastic!