The Driving Lesson Me Too!

# Come on and get on down to the city

# Where the trains all clatter through

# Hey! Look at that driver driving

-# I want to ride that train of blue

-Me too

# I'm looking way up high to the windows

# Take a peek for an inside view

# All those people busy working

# I want to see what they all do

# Come on, let's weave around the market

# Do you hear that hullabaloo?

# Everybody's busy selling

-# I wanna buy me something new

-Me too

# Look through the arches under the station

# Down where the pigeons perch and coo

# Take a taxi ride to the river

# I wanna drive down the avenue

# Hey, look at those buses gleaming

# They look so clean and spanking new

# All lined up to drive around the city

-# Let me ting that bell

-Ding, ding!

# Going to ride on round to the school stop

# Where the children hurry through

# Sit down, the teacher's teaching

-# I'd love to learn a thing or two

-Me too

# I love to skip the Riverseafingal

# Riverseafingal, by the sea. #

Seven o'clock.

# Come on and get on down to the city

-# Where the ferryboat sails are blue

-Sails are blue

# Time to call on Granny Murray

# She'd love to say hello to you... #

Hello, honey pie.

Come in and see who's at home today.

# Granny Murray's house has two at home to play

# Granny Murray's house is home to... #

Who's here today?

Well, we've got Brandon and we've got Adil.

Don't just sit there, let's do something new.

What's Granny Murray got on her shelves?

Wow! Cool!

Wow! Cool cars!

Come on then. Nee-nor nee-nor nee-nor.

Round the roundabout. Nee-nor nee-nor.

Stop chasing me! Silly you!

You horrors!

Well, we've got Brandon and we've got Adil.

But someone's missing.

Not any more!

Who's coming home to Granny Murray? Who's that?

Oh, it's Lisa with Tina.

Hello there!

Tina...

and Lisa.

Come through and see everyone.

Big girl!

Oh, it looks like a traffic jam in here.

I know who we need to sort this out.

Claude! Beep beep beep.

Let's dress Claude up in his policeman's uniform.

-And why don't we park over there.

-Good idea!

Oh, you must try some of this fantastic juice I've got.

It's made from oranges, pineapple and mango.

It's absolutely delicious.

Irresistible! Mango is my favourite fruit.

I don't know how you stay so cheerful,

driving your taxi on those busy roads all day.

-It's easy. I just love driving.

-I love cars, too.

I like to learn about them.

You don't drive, though.

-You don't need to drive a car to learn about cars.

-I guess.

-Cheers.

-Cheers.

Driving a taxi is the best job in the world.

Well, for me, anyway.

Speaking of which, I must get to work.

Oh, Claude looks tip-top!

Hello, Constable Claude!

Well done, my treasures!

-Oh, a car for me, Lisa?

-Me and Tina are in the taxi.

Oh, thanks, Lisa!

I'll see you later, alligator.

-Come on, then.

-Bye!

Remember, you don't need to know how to drive to have fun in a car.

Thank you. I'll see you later.

-Bye-bye, we'll be thinking of you.

-Me too.

Now, will you keep a wee eye on Tina?

Make sure she gets the right way to work.

I'd better hurry.

Could you tell me the fastest way for me to get to work?

Thank you!

# I'm in, in, in, in, in a hurry

# I need, need, need to speed to work

# I'll take a, take a ticket on the subway

# I'll be, be, be, be, be there quite quick

# Hurry, hurry, hurry through the tunnel

# Clatter, clatter, clatter underground

# Whining, whining, whining drives the speed up

# Squeaking, squeaking, squeaking slows us down

# Clatter, clatter, under streets No squeaking, squeaking till we stop

# I'm in, in, in, I'm in a hurry

# I need to speed to work. #

Phew!

What now?

Of course! I have to get ready for work.

All dressed and ready to go!

Hello, Mickey John. Are you looking for a lift into school?

No. I'm looking for hockey sticks.

Are there any in the prop cupboard?

-Yes, I'm sure we have some there.

-OK if I take a look?

Be my guest.

Thanks.

-Do you need any help?

-No, thanks!

Ah! Here they are.

I do enjoy knocking the hockey ball around the pitch.

-That's what I'm doing this afternoon.

-This afternoon?

I thought you were taking Bobby on a driving lesson.

-That's what she said.

-Oh, no. I completely forgot about that.

I can't be in two places at once but I don't want to let anyone down.

As I don't play hockey, why don't I take Bobby on her driving lesson?

That would be great, Tina, thanks. Happy driving.

Tell her to meet me here at three o'clock.

Will do. Bye.

Bye.

I wonder how Lisa is.

# I love to skip the Riverseafingal Riverseafingal by the sea

# I love to skip the Riverseafingal Riverseafingal, that's for me. #

Wow! Look at the shiny new cars.

Aren't they lovely? They're so clean.

What number's that?

-Seven.

-Good girl! What's that one?

-Zero.

-Oh, well done!

-Zero!

-Zero. Good boy, Matthew.

Look at this car.

It's brilliant, isn't it?

Can you imagine how much fun you and Mum would have driving this car?

I wonder where in the city I can take Bobby on her driving lesson?

We could start up by the bridge.

Then, after that, it's onto the big roundabout.

Down past the traffic lights and the city canal,

before arriving at Hillside Mount.

Gosh! Look at the time.

I'd best be off to work.

# City roads are waiting

# The traffic lights are changing

# Police cars are cruising

# The trucks keep a-trucking

# And the city roads are waiting for me to take a drive

# In my pretty pink taxi... #

Taxi!

# People wave me down in my pretty pink taxi

# Get into the back and just relax for the ride

# Pretty pink taxi She's going for a dri-ive

# Look in the mirror Shift that gear

# Pull out to the busy lane My pink taxi takes the strain

# The radio calls up a taxi fare Who am I going to meet?

TOOT-TOOT!

# Looking for a job in my pretty pink taxi, o-oh!

# Cruising in the city in my pretty pink taxi, yeah

# Drive, drive, drive

# In my pretty pink taxi

# Ride, ride, ride

# Where you wanna go... #

Taxi!

# Cos I need to take a drive in my pretty pink taxi

# People wave me down and they'll ask for the ride. #

-There you go.

-Thanks very much.

-Cheers, bye-bye.

-Bye!

Hi, Rudi. Here are the apples you asked me to get.

Thanks. They have been selling like hot cakes.

I won't have any trouble getting rid of them.

I'm not surprised because they look lovely.

They smell delicious, too.

-Could you give me a hand unpacking them?

-Sure!

# Apples big, apples small Which ones do I like?

# I like them all. #

# Apples big, apples small Which ones do I like?

# I like them all. #

Finished!

What do you want me to do with this empty box?

Normally I keep the box to put the leftover apples in,

but at this rate I don't think I'm going to have any left.

-Would Lisa like it?

-I'm sure Lisa can make something fun out of it.

-Thanks!

-No, thanks to you. Here's something for you, Raymond and Lisa.

Thanks, Rudi!

-Catch you later!

-See you later!

Lisa's going to love these.

# I love to skip the Riverseafingal Riverseafingal, that's for me. #

Let's see how many red cars we can spot.

Let's see if we can count them.

-One.

-One.

-Two.

-Two.

-Three.

Look, there's one over there.

Lisa, look. Tina!

I wonder where your mum's going.

Oh, three o'clock. Just back in the nick of time.

Bobby will be here any time now for her driving lesson.

I nearly forgot.

L-plates.

-Hello.

-Hi, Bobby.

-I won't be a minute fitting this.

-Great!

-I can't wait to get on the road.

-Me too. Come on!

OK. First things first.

Before you start any car journey, make sure you have your seatbelt on

and that you're sitting comfortably.

How do I make the windscreen wipers swish?

You flick this switch here.

-What about this button here?

-TOOT!

-That's a...

-Car horn.

-I guessed! It all looks easy to use.

-Everything's easy when you know how.

-So shall we go for a drive now?

-Sure.

You jump in the back and I'll talk you round the controls.

In the back? I won't be able to drive from back there.

Can't I sit next to you?

-I don't have room for two people up front in my taxi.

-Oh, OK.

I don't think I'll be able to see anything from here.

-Are you sure?

-Yeah. Come and see.

Oh, you're right. How can I teach you when you can't follow what I'm doing?

I'll have to wait for Mickey John to take me in his car.

No, there must be a way to do this.

I've been looking forward to taking you on a lesson.

I just don't know what to do. How did I get in such a pickle?

Where did the time go?

At seven o'clock, I went to Granny Murray's to drop off Lisa.

It was hectic there.

Granny Murray and the children were planning on having a fun car day.

At eight o'clock, I arrived at work.

Mickey John arrived to look for some hockey sticks.

He asked if I could give Bobby a driving lesson in his place.

I said I would love to

and then got down to some work.

At 12 o'clock, I delivered apples to Rudi's market stall.

We had fun stacking them up.

Rudi gave me the empty box and trays

thinking Lisa may want to make something fun.

I spent the rest of that day driving my taxi,

before getting back to take Bobby on her driving lesson.

Now it looks like we won't be able to go,

because she can't watch me driving from the back.

Remember, you don't need to know how to drive to have fun in a car.

You don't have to drive...

Of course!

Hockey sticks, apple boxes - it's a race against time.

# I've got to do it I've got to do it

# I've got to beat the clock before the chime

# I've got to sort it I've got to sort it

# I've got to do the job on time

# Like a busy bee I'm going to beat that bong

# I'm going to finish this job before I finish this so-o-o-ong

# Do we think she's going to do it? Do the job that needs to be done

# Will she know how to fix it? Will she finish what she has begun?

# Yes, as sure as we are friends She will get there in the end

# Because she knows what she should do

-# I'm going to do it

-She's going to do it

# I'm going to beat the clock before the chime

-# I'm going to sort it

-She's going to sort it

# I'm going to do the job on time

# Like a busy bee I'm going to beat that bong

# I'm going to finish the job Before I finish this so-o-o-ong. #

-All settled in the back?

-Ready when you are.

-Seatbelt on?

-Check.

Make sure handbrake is on and gears are in neutral.

OK. Turn the ignition key.

Engine on.

Flashing indicator lights on.

Release the handbrake.

Final check in mirrors.

And we're off!

Keep using your mirrors,

looking out for cars and people.

-Oh, now. We're coming up to a big roundabout.

-OK.

When it's clear on the right-hand side,

press down on the accelerator, pull up the clutch and off we go.

This is brilliant! I love driving.

Me too!

I'm thinking of you, Mummy.

Careful, Lisa. Don't drive too fast!

All this going round in circles is making me dizzy.

Tina! Come in.

Look who's here, Lisa.

-Hello, Lisa.

-Hi.

-Did you have a nice day with Granny Murray?

-You betcha!

Say thanks to Granny Murray.

-Thank you.

-Big squeezy cuddle!

And thanks from me too. I remembered what you said.

You don't have to know how to drive to have fun in a car.

It saved the day.

Is that so?

Come on, you'll want to go home.

Bye-bye, my darlings! Looking forward to next time.

-Me too.

-Rrrraaaahhhh!

-Rrrraaahhh!

Shall we go and talk about our time away?

Your drive time away!

And I suppose you'll want me to tell you all about my time, too.

# Well, there was...

# Hugging, squishing Walking, pushing

# Dancing, dusting Sharing, choosing

# Talking, cooking Fetching, sketching

# Painting, stretching Running, joking

# Jumping up and turning round

# Dressing up and sitting down. #

But what was really special about today?

Well, Claude was dressed as a policeman.

After all, we did need somebody to direct the cars on our fun car day.

Next, I took Lisa to look at some brand-new cars,

which were all standing in a neat line in a car showroom.

I wish we could keep our toy cars as gleaming!

Then we went to watch lots more cars zooming underneath our feet,

as we stood counting the red ones.

Our fun car day finally ended

with the children driving around in their own merry-go-round cars.

Bobby had a fun car day too, when Tina gave her a driving lesson.

Vroom, vroom!

I hope you enjoyed yourself.

Me too! Bye-bye, honey pie!

# I love to skip the Riverseafingal Riverseafingal by the sea

# I love to skip the Riverseafingal Riverseafingal, that's for me

# Come on and get on down to the city

-# Where the ferryboat sails are blue

-Sails are blue

-# Time to call on Granny Murray

-Honey pie

# She'd love to say goodbye to you. #

Me too!