jackanory jackanory jackanory      jackanory stories, settle down and we'll begin   now we're up to page nineteen and it looks like the indians will win   but just like life there's a good beginning but there is no middle   so you may as well skip to the end   it's the same old story   and i've heard that story a thousand times before      read a book at bedtime to help you off to sleep   i've found i get the same effect from fixing on reality   it's just like life there's a good beginning but there is no middle   so you may as well skip to the end   it's the same old story   and i've heard that story a thousand times before      jackanory stories      sit amongst the bowler hats and make your crossword last   travel intercity, get nowhere twice as fast   just like life there's a good beginning but there is no middle   so you may as well skip to the end   it's the same old story   and i've heard that story a thousand times before