Soapy 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 these people busy working

-# I want to see what they all do

-Me too

# Come on, let's weave Round the market

# Do you hear the 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 in Riverseafingal

# Riverseafingal, by the sea. #

Six 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 away 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 Sean and Ellie.

Don't just sit there, poppets. Come on.

We are going to do some special painting.

Bar of soap for you, Sean. ..Does it smell nice, Ellie?

-Mmm.

-Mmm.

-Think I'll do some shapes.

-I'm making a double thing.

OK, my darling. Pick a brush. Good boy.

Wait for this magic.

When Gran Murray paints, we can see a circle.

We can see triangles, circles, rectangles.

Look at that.

Well, we've got Sean, we've got Ellie. But someone's missing today.

Come on, Kai.

Ah, not any more. Who's coming home to Granny Murray?

It's Kai with Bobby.

Bobby, hello. ..Kai, my treasure. Come away through.

Smells lovely in here. Reminds me of going to bed

all clean and fresh from the bath.

That gives me an idea. Now you're here,

let's dress Claude up in his pyjamas.

That's right. And we can take our teddies...to bed.

-Ho-ho-ho.

-Aw. Talking of teddies, here.

Aw, a little soap teddy. Whose is that?

It's Kai's, he loves it so much, he won't use it in the bath.

-He just wants to cuddle it.

-There's no harm in that.

Smells nice. My favourite soap smells of roses.

-Mmm, lovely.

-When I was little, my brother gave me soap for Christmas.

He kept nagging me to use it.

So one day I did and I came downstairs

and my face was all dirty.

-It was trick soap!

-Oh no, what did you do?

I went upstairs and washed it with proper soap.

Sometimes you have to start all over again.

That's true. Look at Claude. He looks lovely and clean and ready for bed.

Don't let us keep you up, Claude.

You should snuggle up with your teddy, Claude.

-It's time for me to go to work.

-Here, Mummy, take this to work.

Aw, thanks, Kai! A sponge. Hey, watch this.

CHILDREN LAUGH It's a scrunchy sponge.

Maybe I could use this to clean the buses.

All right, come here, gorgeous. Have fun.

I'll see you in the morning, OK? Bye.

Goodbye.

Remember. Sometimes you've just got to start all over again.

Thanks, I'll see you later.

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

-Me too.

Will you keep a wee eye on Bobby?

Make sure she goes the right way to work. He-he.

# I'm on my way To work today

# Walking my shoes through The city views

# I'm stepping along I'm swinging my arms

# I'm singing my way Through the city's charms

# Getting there is just so fine

# I so enjoy my walk in time

# I always know The way I go

# But can you show me The way I go?... #

Oh, OK - which way?

# ..Do I go left now Or do I go right?

-# Which way is wrong now Which way is right?

-Right... #

OK, that way To the bus depot

# ..I'm on my way To work today

# Looking this way And that-a-way... #

Oh, hello, digger. Hello, drain.

Oh, hello, lamppost. Hello, train.

Hello, postbox. Oh, hello, plane.

# ..She's on her way To work today

# Looking this way And that-a-way, hey

# Do I go up now Or do I go down?

# Which way's a smile now Which way's a frown?... #

-Up.

-OK, that way? Up the steps?

# ..You told me the way I go

# Thank you You showed me the way I know. #

Oh, thanks for helping me get to work, but now I need to get busy.

Yep. It's time to put on me work clothes.

All dressed and ready to go.

Sorry to bother you. I'm having trouble with my bike.

-The chain's come off.

-What a nuisance.

You've got tools in the depot. Could I borrow them to fix the bike?

Sure, of course. Use whatever you need.

-I'm gonna get on with some work if that's OK?

-Of course. Thanks.

Oh, what a lot of rubbish and dust.

Oh dear, I think that this bus could do with a mop.

Where's me mop and bucket?

Sorry, I used the bucket to put the bike chain in.

-Could you wait a tick before you mop the bus?

-No probs.

-What's happened to your hands?

-It's a mucky job fixing a bike chain.

Oh, well, maybe this would help.

-You could use it to wash your hands.

-Thanks.

-I'm gonna catch up on some paperwork until your finished.

-Right-o.

Aw, I wonder if Kai's getting ready for bed yet?

# I love to skip in Riverseafingal

# Riverseafingal, by the sea

# I love to skip in Riverseafingal

# Riverseafingal, that's for me. #

Oh, let's see. Wow! I'm gonna catch lots of bubbles. Woohoo.

Let's see if teddy can catch the bubbles. Oh-ho-ho!

Oh, oh, oh. One, two, three, four, five. Well done!

Wait till we tell Mum your teddy was catching bubbles.

'What are you doing now, Mummy?'

Thanks for the use of your bucket.

I've taken the oily chain out and put it on my bike. Come and see.

-All in working order.

-Oh, wow! Well done.

And I cleaned my hands, so here's your sponge back.

-Thanks a lot. See you later, Bobby.

-Bye, Dr Juno.

I'm gonna have to clean Kai's sponge before I pick him up.

In the meantime, I better get on with some hard work.

# Bobby boogie-woogies as she cleans and mops the buses

# Sponging with her squeegee Sweeping rubbish with her brushes

# Shinning up the headlamps for the night-time show

# Bright and beaming buses

# Bye-bye soon

# Cleaning while your dreaming

# Making ready while you're in bed

# Gleaming while you're sleeping dawn by dawn

# Lining up, all shining

# They'll be leaving for the day ahead

# Ready to dazzle the day away

# Swinging till the seats are looking pretty and radiant

# The hubcaps gleam The paintwork shines

# Have you ever seen a double-decker look so fine?

# The driver she drives collecting the fares

# Leaving then arriving She will get you there

# Bus is stopping, dropping picking up and putting down

# This bus is shining It's the talk of the town

# Bobby boogie-woogies flipping over, flipping under

# Running round and scrubbing up She really is a wonder

# Sticking up the posters as she wobbles on her toes

# Bobby walks the Moonwalk as she wipes the windows

# Dusting through the starlight adding sparkle as she goes

# Polishing the buses

# So they'll all be gleaming for the day ahead. #

Phew! One bus all sparkling and clean.

-Time for a break and a brew, I think.

-Hello, anyone home?

-Raymond, have you just finished work?

-That's right.

I had food left over in the buffet car, so I've brought you a snack.

-It's our speciality, ratatouille.

-I'd better go and wash my hands.

Right, well, I shall set madam's table.

-All clean.

-Table for one, madam.

-Dinner is served. Bon appetit.

-Ta, ever so!

-Right, I must get home. Enjoy your meal.

-Thanks, Raymond. Bye.

Mmm, this looks nice.

Mmm! That is absolutely delicious.

Makes me feel all warm and cosy.

Aw, I hope my Kai's feeling all warm and cosy too.

When I was a little girl, I used to make a big soap beard.

Let's see. Oh! Ha-ha, you look like Santa.

Give one to Granny Murray. Oooh!

Ooh, it tickles and tingles.

I suppose we'd better get you washed.

OK, Mr Man, can you give yourself a wee wash?

-No, don't get him wet.

-That's right, I forgot about that.

OK, urrrgh! What about this?

Can you wash yourself with Granny Murray's big sponge?

Don't forget to do behind your ears.

You'll smell fresh as a daisy when Mum comes to pick you up.

'Are you cleaning all the buses?'

Right, time for me to get back to my mopping.

What?!

Where did all these mucky footprints come from?

Oh! They're everywhere!

I don't believe it. I've spent all evening cleaning.

And now, well, it's dirtier than ever.

Where did the time go?

'At six o'clock, I left Kai with Granny Murray.

'The place smelt of lovely soap.

'At seven o'clock, I got to work.

'Dr Juno came by to borrow some tools to mend her bike chain.

'She borrowed my mop bucket to pop her chain into.

'At eight o'clock, Dr Juno had fixed her bike.

'She used Kai's sponge to clean her hands - it was filthy.

'At nine o'clock, I was working hard, mopping the buses.

'As I finished, Raymond called with ratatouille from his buffet car.

'He made the depot into a restaurant. His food was delicious.

'At ten o'clock, I got my mop and bucket to start work

'and saw footprints coming from the bus.

'The depot is covered in footprints.

'Dr Juno's oily chain must've made my mop bucket filthy.

'I mopped oil over the floors instead of cleaning them.'

Remember, sometimes you've got to start all over again.

Hmm, sometimes you've got to start all over again.

So that's just what I've got to do.

I've got to clean all the buses again to get rid of Dr Juno's mucky oil.

Come on, 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 gotta do the job on time

# Like a busy bee I'm gonna beat that bong

# I'm gonna finish this job before I finish this song

# Do we think she's gonna do it?

# Do the job that needs to be done

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

# Sure she will finish she will get there in the end

# Cos she knows what she should do

-# I'm gonna do it

-She's gonna do it

# I'm gonna beat the clock before the time

-# I'm gonna sort it

-She's gonna sort it

# I'm gonna do the job on time

# Like a busy bee I'm gonna beat that bong

# I'm gonna finish this job before I finish this song. #

There! Everything is clean again.

Oh, not quite everything. Urgh! I better clean Kai's sponge.

There, your dolphin sponge is all lovely and clean again.

Mmm, and it smells lovely too.

I wonder what my little Kai is up to right now?

(Sssh! Kai's sleeping.)

Aw, and he's still holding his wee soap teddy.

A gorgeous soapy smell from a gorgeous wee ted.

And you smell all soapy and clean too, Kai.

Gorgeous boy.

Your mum will pick you up in the morning.

'Where are you, Mum?'

-Bobby, hello! Come away in.

-Hi, Granny Murray.

-Your mum's here, Kai.

-Hi, Kai.

-Hello, Mummy.

-Oooh.

-You look like you've had a smashing time.

-We sure have.

-Say thanks to Granny Murray.

-Thank you.

-Bye-bye.

Thanks a bunch from me too. I remembered what you said,

"Sometimes you've got to start over again."

-It saved the day.

-It never did? Come on, let's get you home.

-Looking forward to next time.

-Me too.

Come on, Kai. Let's chat about our time away.

And I suppose you'll want to know all about my time too?

# Well, there was waving greeting, hello, meeting

# Bye-bye, closing, waking, dozing eating, sleeping, betting, sketching

# Painting, fetching, gluing chewing

# Sticking up and wiping round

# Washing up and sloshing down

# Then there was

# Hugging, squishing walking, pushing

# Dancing, dusting sharing, choosing

# Talking, cooking, drying cleaning, saving, loving, doting

# Losing things and rushing round

# Dressing up and sitting down. #

But what was really special about today? Well...

'Claude was dressed in pyjamas because...

'we'd been making soap paintings when Bobby arrived with Kai.

'The smell of soap made her think

'about having a lovely hot bath before snuggling up in bed.

'And she showed me a special soap teddy that Kai loved cuddling

'instead of washing with it. I found bubbles.

'And me and Kai had really good fun blowing bubbles and popping them.

'Then Kai had a bath before bed. We gave each other soapsuds beards.

'The whole bath was full of soap bubbles.

'Bobby needed to use a lot of soap bubbles to clean the depot too.

'She remembered that sometimes you've got to start over again.

'I tucked Kai up in bed and he fell asleep with his little soap teddy.

'They both smelt lovely and clean.'

Wheee! I love playing with bubbles.

I hope you enjoyed yourself.

Me too! Bye-bye, honey pie.

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