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