Jolly Holiday

All that it takes is a spark
Then something plain as a park
Becomes a wonderland!

All you have to do
Is look anew
Then you'll understand

Why it's a jolly holiday with Mary
Mary makes your heart so light
(Oh really!)
When the day is grey and ordinary
Mary makes the sun shine bright!
(You do talk nonsense, Bert!)
Oh happiness is blooming all around her
The daffodils are smiling at the dove
(I haven't the faintest idea of what you're talking about)
When Mary holds your hand (Bert!)
You feel so grand
Your heart starts beatin' like a big brass band
(You've got enough brass for all of us)
Oh it's a jolly holiday with Mary
No wonder that it's Mary that we love!
Come along you two!

Boring!
Just like other nannies
Thinking parks are good for us
It's just statues, ducks, and grannies
I don't understand all the fuss
Is she doing it to spite us?
We could lose her for a lark!
Perhaps it's all a plot
I'll tell you what
She seems so different but I bet she's not
There is nothing to excite us
In the park

Who are you?
I'm Neleus
And I thought Mary Poppins would
Never let me get down from this plinth!

Ain't it a glorious day
Right as a morning in May
I feel like I could fly!
Have you ever seen
The grass so green
(Oh Bert!)
Or a bluer sky!
Oh it's a jolly holiday with Mary
Better days I've never known
You can ask the passing statuary
Nothing's ever set in stone!

You're looking tip-top from head to toe, if I may say so!
Thank you, Bert! And you may

Oh it's a jolly holiday with Mary
No wonder that it's Mary that we love!

Oi! Do you think Neleus is looking a bit timid today?
No, why?
I knew him when he was a little bolder
A little boulder! Haha!
To see a statue dance like that
You can't believe your eyes
You fear you've lost your marbles
But The Thinker thinks you're wise!
So you should hasten, call a mason
Tell him what you've seen
If he knows his craft, he'll think you're daft
But we'll know what you mean!
Oh it's a jolly holiday with Mary
No wonder that it's Mary that we love!

Now Notre Dame can cause alarm
And I've me own hunch why
Those gargoyles need to gargle
'Cause their throats get rather dry!
And just between us, I know Venus
Has a vice that shocks!
She often drinks with a Sphinx who winks
Is neat and on the rocks!
Oh it's a jolly holiday with Mary
No wonder that it's Mary that we love!

Let's go for a jaunty saunter
You are bound to make your mark
Looks like all of you were born to take a promenade in the park

With those finely chiseled features
You can look down from above!
Each man out with his dog
Will stand agog
To see a statue take a gentle jog!

It's no wonder that it's Mary
That we love!
Love, love, love!
Love, love, love!
No wonder that it's Mary that we love

It's a jolly holiday with you, Bert
Gentlemen like you are few
Though you're just a diamond in the rough, Bert
Underneath your blood is blue (Your blood is blue!)
You'd never think of pressing your advantage
Forbearance is the hallmark of your creed!
A lady needn't fear when you are near
Your sweet gentility is crystal clear
(Is crystal clear!)
Oh it's a jolly holiday with you, Bert (It's a jolly holiday)
A jolly, jolly holiday with you!
(With you!)

Oh, it's a jolly holiday with Mary (Let's go for jaunty saunter)
Mary makes your heart so light (We are bound to make our mark)
When the day is grey and ordinary (Looks like all of us were born to)
Mary makes the sun shine bright (Take a promenade in the park)
Oh, happiness is blooming all around her (With our finely-chiseled features)
The daffodils are smiling at the dove (We can look down from above)

When Mary holds your hand
You feel so grand!
Your heart starts beating like a big brass band!

Oh, it's a jolly holiday with Mary! (It's no wonder that it's Mary)
No wonder that it's Mary that we love!
No wonder that it's Mary that we love!