Ah, now we're all looking for the gingerbread man
Who appears at the break of day
Carrying a basket of gingerbreads
And travelling his merry way
Many a long mile he’s trudged all week
But he's happy as the day is long
With a head so full of ideal thoughts
And a voice so full of song
And there all the children would laugh with glee
Seeing his friendly face
But the parents frown cos they don't like him
Seeming to take their place
Anyone will see it’s just jealousy
That makes the parents say
"They talk too much to the gingerbread man
We'll put a stop to that right away"
So Sally Jones' father was appointed by the others
To approach the local law
Two and four, section three of the Street Traders Act
Dated nineteen twenty-four, nineteen twenty-four
Now when the children heard about the deed
They acted so quick and so cool
They all ran away with the gingerbread man
On a Wednesday after school
Lyrics provided by LRCLIB
