You remember ol' Ernie, how he met his waterloo, And how two-ton Ted Teddington went off and married Sue? Well, unbeknown to all of us, a few earlier on, A little from Leckhampton gave birth to Ernie's son.
She'd heard poor Ernie and the way in which he died; "I swear get my vengeance on that baker's man," she cried. For years she held back tears and taught her son to be The best refuse collector in the UDC...
called him Bernie...(Bernie)... And he drove the dust cart in the west.
Now Bernie and his mother the time had come at last To go and find that and confront him with the past. searched the village where he lived and knocked from door to door, And found he'd moved from to number forty-four.
Then Bernie's mum said "Hold it son, we devise a plan. The thing we must go and do is pinch his baker's van." So Bernie towed it the road and pushed it in the river, Then smiled and thought "That's one there that baker won't deliver!"
was Bernie...(Bernie)... And he the biggest dustcart in the west.
Bern back to his mother who was standing by Ted's gate, started shouting foul abuse, and didn't have long to wait. The front door opened and old Ted came into view, He looked up and down and said "Now who the hell are you?"
"You may well ask," said Bernie, "And now you're going to I'm the son of Ernie!" Ted staggered back, "Oh no! I simply believe it's true. That's rubbish!" he then said. "No, this is!" Bern cried, his load on Ted's new flower bed.
called him Bernie...(Bernie)... And he the biggest dust cart in the west.
Ted said "Well, I'm a widower now, nothing to my name, Except my lovely daughter Lil," and from the she came. Her hair was long, her eyes were blue, her smile was bright, And for up on his dustcart he just knew 'twas love on sight.
Their eyes were fixed as she cried, "Please have a heart." Then Bernie said, "Of course I will, jump up on the cart." And as they drove off in hand, Bern's mum went up to Ted, "Forget the past, let's join them!" So the four of them wed.
All to Bernie...(Bernie)... And he drove the biggest cart in the west!