The bell is ringing
For school to begin;
The doors are open
And the children rush in.
Off they go to the classroom
Where the register’s called.
Please, Miss, Paul’s had a haircut!
Please, Miss, Jonathan’s bald!
The bell is ringing
For playtime – what fun!
It’s started drizzling
And a fight has begun.
Please, Sir, she’s pinched me marbles.
No, I never! Y’did!
Please, Sir, he’s smashed a window –
It’ll cost him a quid!
The bell is ringing,
It’s dinner time now.
I’m really famished.
I could swallow a cow!
Please don’t eat like a python.
Sorry, Miss, I forgot.
Please don’t talk with your mouth full.
(Please don’t talk when it’s not!)
The bell is ringing,
It’s lessons once more.
Who’s Charlotte Brontë?
What’s eleven times four?
Please, Miss, Caroline’s cheating.
Please, Miss, Alison’s late.
Please Miss, Derek Drew’s eating.
No, he isn’t, he’s ate!
The bell is ringing
For home time at last.
Stand clear, there’s danger:
Children exiting fast.
Don’t be friends with Amelia.
Let’s get a gang up on Paul!
Look at Jonathan’s haircut –
Like a billiard ball!
The school is silent –
No hullabaloo;
There’s just the cleaners
And a teacher or two.
Cup of tea in the staffroom
Or a quick cigarette.
Making plans for tomorrow:
Can’t be worse! Want to bet?
The bell is ringing
For school to begin;
The doors are open
And the children rush in…