Exotic Fruit Me Too!

# Come on and get on down to the city

# Where the trains all clatter through

# Hey! Look at that driver driving

-# I wanna 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 wanna see what they all do

# Come on, let's weave round 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!

# I'm gonna 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... #

7 o'clock.

# Riverseafingal, that's for me

# Come on and get on down to the city

-# Where the ferry boat sails are blue

-Sails are blue

# Time to call on Granny Murray

# She'd love to say hello to you

# Me too! #

Hello, honeypie!

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 Steven and Rachel.

Don't just sit there. Let's get busy!

What's on Granny Murray's shelves today?

Pop that on. That's my boy.

And we're going to make some exotic fruits!

-THEY GIGGLE GLEEFULLY

-This is nice.

-What are you doing, darling?

-A cherry.

-A cherry!

Does Mum do that with you?

Well, we've got Steven and we've got Rachel.

But someone's missing from home today.

Not any more! Who's coming home to Granny Murray?

Och, yes - it's Rudi with Jack.

-Hello there!

-GRANNY MURRAY GIGGLES

-Rudi, hello!

-Hi, Granny Murray.

And Jack!

Big squeezing cuddle! Come on.

It sounds unusually quiet in here today.

-That's the sound on concentration.

-A-ha! Concentrating and...painting!

Yes, we've been having a busy time doing pictures of exotic fruits.

Like the exotic fruits I sell on my stall.

That's right! But now we'll do something new.

-Why don't you dress Claude up as an exotic tree?!

-Ooh!

Here you go, and I'll take yours off too.

There we are.

-And we can PLANT ourselves over there.

-Lead the way!

CHILDREN CHATTER

Oh!

Och, I'm fascinated with all the exotic fruits you sell, Rudi.

We've got loads of stuff.

We've got starfruit, pomegranates,

mangoes...!

My mouth's watering just thinking about it.

You've no idea how difficult it is

to convince people to try something new.

-Everyone goes for the same old thing.

-You're right there.

I remember when I worked in a department store.

-Yes, on the high street.

-Yes, that's right.

I came up with the idea

of dressing all the mannequins in evening gowns

with life jackets!

Oh-ho-ho! Brilliant!

We sold more life jackets than we did evening gowns!

So, it just goes to show - dress it up and it will sell!

Have you tried to put a pair of pants on a pomegranate?!

-THEY LAUGH

-Oh, you are funny!

-We aim to please.

-Will you look at Claude?

He's looking a bit fruity.

THEY LAUGH

-Hello, Claude, me old fruit!

-Well done, guys.

I bet you he looks good enough to eat! I'd best be off to work.

-Daddy, I've got something for you.

-What's this?

-A blooble.

I'll pop that in me bag and I'll put that on the stall.

Give us a cuddle, mate. You be good. See you later, kids.

-Come on, Rudi.

-Bye-bye.

Now remember - dress it up and it will sell.

-Thanks. I'll see you later.

-We'll be thinking of you.

-Me too!

Will you keep a wee eye on Rudi

and make sure he goes the right way to work?

No time to walk today - can you tell me a quicker way to work?

HORN TOOTS Thanks!

# I'm in-a in-a in-a in a-hurry

# I nee-nee-nee-nee-need to work

# I'll take-a take a trip in a taxi

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

# Hurry, hurry, hurry through the streets now

# Rollin', rollin', rollin' down the road

# Winding, winding, winding Drives the speed up

# Squeaking, squeaking, squeaking Slows us down

# Rolling, rolling, rolling through the street now

# Squeaking, squeaking, squeaking to a stop!

# I'm in-in-in-in-in a hurry

# I nee-nee-nee-nee-need to speed to work. #

Phew! Thanks for that!

Now what?

Ah, right, I've gotta put on me work clothes!

All dressed and ready to go. Right, first things first.

Put that on there...

Hope that's the right way round!

-Hi, Rudi!

-Oh, hello, Tina!

-Oh, that's an unusual painting.

It's a blooble - Jack painted it.

-What can I do for you?

-I'm not really sure.

We've all the usual stuff. How about something different?

-Lots of exotic fruits!

-Oh, I don't know. Which are the exotic ones?

Starfruit, passionfruit, mangoes - juicy and delicious -

or some watermelon?

Bag of apples, please.

A bag of apples?!

Oh, Tina! Right. These Cox's be all right for you?

-Oh, thanks, Rudi!

-Right.

-There you go, Tine.

-There you go.

-Thank you!

Oh, you wouldn't mind dropping this box off for Granny Murray, would you?

-No problem!

-Brilliant!

I promised her it before.

There you go!

Thanks! See you later, Rudi! Bye!

See you later, Tina!

Oh, I reckon Jack'll have some fun trying that exotic fruit!

Wonder what he's up to now?

# I love to skip in Riverseafingal

# Riverseafingal, that's for me... #

Oh, look at this one, it's the colour of the...?

-Sun!

-Yes, it makes me feel all happy and warm!

And what about this one?

-Oh, that's the colour...

-Of the sea!

That's right, let's make waves, Jack!

Oh, look, it's a stormy day out at sea!

And what about...

Jack could suit a wee hat like this.

Aw, doesn't he look cute?

Would you like the pink one, Megan? Whoo!

-Megan!

-What about me?!

-What about me?!

-What about this one for you, Sean?

Will we make Sean into a wee ray of sunshine?

Look at that wee face!

Right! We'd better gather all this up for your dad!

-Come on!

-Quickly!

He'll be saying, "Where are they?"

I'm thinking of you, Daddy!

-Hi there, Rudi!

-Hello there, Mickey John!

-What can I get you?

-Don't know!

We've some lovely exotic fruits!

-How about a custard apple?

-Oh, no, I'm on a diet.

It's not REAL custard, Mickey John!

Mm, what else have you got?

-Starfruit!

-It looks just like a real star!

Yeah! Or...mango! From India! Fragrant and juicy!

Or how about some lovely ripe watermelon!

That does look good!

I'll just have an apple.

-An apple?!

-For teacher.

Here you go. Are you sure I can't interest you in anything more exotic?

-Maybe next time. I'd better go. Bye!

-All right, Mickey John. Bye!

Right, time for some real hard work.

# Do bee do-bee-do

# I make it look easy What I do bee do-bee-do

# And what I do is sell to you and you and you

# All the veggies for a stew

# But it's more than meets the eye

# What I do for you As I buy and buy

# While you still sleep Those fruit and veg to eat

# And the flowers in the early hours

# So when wake-up comes It's there for you

# The market stalls are there to view

# Oh, the market, the market

# What a wonderful place!

# Where the hubbub of people With smiles on each face

# Oh, the market, the market

# Come look around

# The hustle, the bustle The bubbles of sound

# The colours all chaotic And spilling about

# The smells all exotic Yeah, the market cries out

# Objects to excite you

# And draw you near

# The buying and the selling Cheap or dear

# The market, the market!

# I just love to be there

# The market is a wonderful place! Dilly-do-ba-dappa-do-ba-da-do. #

-Hi, Rudi.

-Oh, hello, Tina.

-Back again? More apples?

-No, thanks.

-I've brought this to you from Granny Murray.

-For me?

-What is it?

-Lovely, colourful material.

Ha ha! I don't know what I'll use this for.

Me neither! I'd best be off, then.

Oh, I gave Granny Murray the box of exotic fruit.

-She was very pleased.

-Thanks.

-Bye!

-See you later.

Oh, ha ha! Hope Jack's enjoying that fruit.

# I love to skip in Riverseafingal

# Riverseafingal, that's for me. #

This one's called passionfruit.

-Oh, will you look inside?!

-That's nice!

Isn't that interesting?

-Let's cut up this pineapple.

-The mango smells lovely.

-It is lovely, darling. Delicious!

-It looks a bit like...

-Apple!

Wait till we tell your dad you've been cutting exotic fruit!

Are you having fun, Daddy?

# Oranges and lemons And mangoes and watermelons

# We love to eat pomegranates and paw paw and starfruits

-Hello, my lovely Louie.

-Hello, sweetie. I was on my way

-to the ferryboat, so...

-You thought you'd stop and say...

-Hello!

-Hello!

# Oranges and lemons And watermelons and mangoes... #

Hey, Rudi, I think this mango's a bit overripe.

Oh. You're right, Louie.

And this needs eating quick too.

The trouble is trying to convince people to try something new,

-Especially something exotic.

-I know, and they're sitting on the stall.

-Such a shame!

-I've been working hard trying to sell my wonderful,

delicious, exotic fruit and now it's all overripe

and nobody wants it! Oh, what went wrong?

Where did the time go?

At seven o'clock this morning,

I took Jack to Granny Murray's.

The children dressed Claude as an exotic fruit tree.

I told Granny Murray all about exotic fruit.

Jack gave me a painting of an exotic blooble.

At eight o'clock, Tina stopped at the stall.

I tried to interest her in exotic fruit

but all she wanted was a bag of apples.

Tina agreed to take some exotic fruit to Granny Murray's,

so I sent her favourite - watermelon - and other luscious fruits.

At nine o'clock, Mickey John was there.

He was interested in the exotic fruit, but just wanted an apple.

At one o'clock, Tina brought me a bundle of lovely material

from Granny Murray. She told me Granny Murray was very pleased

with her exotic fruit.

At two o'clock, my lovely Louie arrived,

singing, as usual. She noticed some of the exotic fruit

was getting overripe! What can I do?

I've been working hard to sell my exotic fruit,

and no-one has wanted to buy it.

How can I sell it so it doesn't go to waste?

Now, remember - dress it up, and it will sell.

"Dress it up and it will sell!"

Of course! We need to dress up all the exotic fruit

to sell it! That must be why Granny Murray sent over that fabric!

Ha ha! Come on, no time to lose, 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 he's gonna do it?

# Do the job that needs to be done?

# Will he know how to fix it?

# Will he finish what he has begun?

# Yes, he'll show us we are friends He will get there in the end

# Because he knows what he should do and work it through

-# I'm gonna do it

-He's gonna do it

# I'm gonna beat the clock before the chime

-# I'm gonna sort it

-He'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! #

This looks great! Come and buy some exotic fruit!

Hey, you two. Look at all this wonderful fruit!

-It's absolutely bursting with colour!

-What would you like?

I'll have one of those, and one of these,

ooh...and one of these!

Might as well be adventurous.

-Smells yummy!

-Tastes delicious too!

£2.30, please, Mickey John.

-Thank you.

-Bye!

This is going great!

I'll take a couple of mangoes for the ferryboat.

-OK.

-Mangoes! Mangoes!

Bye! Ha ha!

Jack loves mangoes.

Oh, let's tuck into some of this delicious exotic fruit.

-Mango for me!

-Mango for you, Jack.

-Mango!

And for you some pomegranate, my darling.

We've got your dad to thanks for giving us this fruit, don't we?

He'll be home to pick you up soon.

Rudi, come away in.

Hi, Granny Murray.

-Someone to see you, Jack.

-Dad!

Hello, mate. Give us a cuddle!

Sounds like you had a great time with Granny Murray.

We certainly did!

Say thank you to Granny Murray.

-Thank you!

-Pleasure, my darling boy.

And thanks from me too.

I remembered what you said - "dress it up and it will sell."

-It saved the day.

-Thanks, Rudi.

We'd better get you two home.

-Looking forward to next time.

-Me too.

-Bye-bye.

Come on, Jack. Let's talk about our time away.

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

# Well, there was...

# Playing, crawling, creeping, jumping

# Chasing, painting, laughing, giggling

# Bathing, dressing, singing, swinging

# Walking, sliding, hunting, hiding

# Jumping up and turning round

# Dressing up and sitting down! #

SHE SIGHS

But what was really special about today?

Well, Claude was dressed as an exotic fruit tree

because the children had been doing some wonderfully exotic paintings

and they reminded Rudi of the fruit on his stall.

Rudi told me he finds it difficult to sell the exotic fruit

because no-one likes to try anything new.

Later on, the children and I sorted out some colourful fabric

to give to Rudi. I thought he could dress the stall with it.

And when Tina brought us a fruit from Rudi,

we had a delicious, fun time eating it.

When Rudi came to collect Jack, he told me that he had remembered

what I had said, "Dress it up and it will sell!"

And it saved the day.

Mm!

My favourite!

I hope you enjoyed yourselves, fruitles!

Me too! Bye-bye, honey pie.

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# I love to skip in Riverseafingal

# Riverseafingal, by the sea

# I love to skip in Riverseafingal

# Riverseafingal, that's for me. #

# Come on and get on down to the city

# Where the ferry boat sails are blue

# Time to call on Granny Murray

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

Me too!