Benny the Beaver builds a bridge by breakfast Then Benny the Badger badgers him all day He'll swear and he'll curse but nobody understands him And if he's ignored he's bound to go away Off through the woods goes Benny singing opera Trained at the Covent Garden so he boasts Then comes a shout from out beneath the poplar Benny the Fox is drinking Benny's toast Lend me your gloves so I can keep my feet warm Cries Benny the Squirrel high up in a tree It's Benny's day off, he's playing snakes and ladders That is—he's playing with Benny the Bumble Bee Benny the Rabbit's formed himself a brass band They played at the annual barbecue tonight The instruments came from Paddy O'Leary's Showband They really cooked up a treat, Benny was right