Jackanory stories, settle down and we'll beginnNow we're up to page nineteen and it looks like the Indians will winnBut just like life there's a good beginning but there is no middlenSo you may as well skip to the endnIt's the same old storynAnd I've heard that story a thousand times beforennRead a book at bedtime to help you off to sleepnI've found I get the same effect from fixing on realitynIt's just like life there's a good beginning but there is no middlenSo you may as well skip to the endnIt's the same old storynAnd I've heard that story a thousand times beforennSit amongst the bowler hats and make your crossword lastnTravel intercity, get nowhere twice as fastnJust like life there's a good beginning but there is no middlenSo you may as well skip to the endnIt's the same old storynAnd I've heard that story a thousand times before