Videos and Music!

Below are many songs that you may have sung along to during your childhood, or want to sing along to today!

To listen to one of them, simply click on the next to the song title.

Each song could take several minutes to download.

Or scroll down further to see some video footage of some of David Wood's plays.

Meg is a loveable witch whose spells are always going wrong. after the OVERTURE , she introduces her cat, Mog and her Owl, Owl. (MEG, MOG, AND OWL ).

Meg tries to make breakfast by magic but the spell goes wrong and she makes a hungry Stegosaurus instead. He starts eating everything in sight in Meg's house and garden (STEGGY STEGOSAURUS ).

Meg, Mog and Owl are powerless to stop him without a "Getting-rid-of-Steggy" spell so they fly to the Witches' Spell Party to ask for one.

The Witches, Tes, Jess, Bess and Cress are annoyed when Meg forgets their names
(WHICH WITCH IS WHICH? ). But they give Meg, Mog and Owl what they need (THE SPELL ) and send them to a castle in search of the first ingredient, a red ostrich feather. This they are given by a grateful Sir George after they help him defeat the bullying Sir Francois.

The second ingredient is the tooth of a tiger, so the next stop is the zoo
(TO THE ZOO ). They discover the tiger has escaped, and the Zookeeper, whose spectacles have been broken by an elephant, is so shortsighted he mistakes Mog for the tiger and locks him in a cage. Meg tries a transposition spell to make the tiger change places with Mog, but it goes wrong and Owl finds himself locked up instead.

Unseen by Meg, Mog and Owl the tiger appears and stalks them (TIGER MUSIC). He chases them, but turns out to be friendly (LONG IN THE TOOTH ). He gives them a tooth.

After the ENTR'ACTE, Meg, Mog and Owl set off for the third ingredient - moondust (DAY TRIP TO THE MOON ). They help a stranded astonaut, then fly home to their garden, which has been totally destroyed by the rampaging Stegosaurus, who has grown very fat and eaten so much he feels sleepy (STEGGY STEGOSAURUS REPRISE).

Using the three ingredients Meg chants the "Getting-rid-of-Steggy" spell. (THE SPELL REPRISE) but the spell goes wrong and the Zookeeper appears. He has never seen a Stegosaurus before and offers to take him to the zoo.

Meg is so grateful she offers to mend the Zookeeper's glasses. At last her magic works (I GOT A SPELL RIGHT ).

The other witches arrive and they all collaborate on a spell to make Meg's garden grow again (GROWING MUSIC). They celebrate before leaving Meg, Mog and Owl to rest after their exciting adventures (I GOT A SPELL RIGHT / FINALE).

A hugely enjoyable musical version of the Christmas story. Rock Nativity brings out the humanity of its characters to give us a contemporary and realistic view of this extraordinary event, accompanied by a superb pop-rock-gospel score.

• Prophesies / Praise
• Magnificent
• Don't Be Afraid
• Open Your Heart
• To Be A King
• Follow the Star
• Going to be Taxed
• With You
• Counting Sheep
• I Will Watch You Grow
• What Game Are You Playing, Lord?
• Make A New Tomorrow

The Gingerbread Man takes place on an antique kitchen dresser. The Gingerbread Man, newly baked by the Big Ones, meets Mr Salt, Miss Pepper and Herr Von Cuckoo, who lives in the cuckoo-clock. He has a sore throat which is ruining his "cuckoos", thus threatening to land him in the dreaded dustbin.

The Gingerbread Man's efforts to help Cuckoo's sore throat are hampered by the villainous scavenger Sleek the Mouse and by The Old Bag - an old tea-bag who lives in the teapot on the top shelf.

Musical Numbers

• Toad in the Throat
• The Dresser Hop
• The Gingerbread Man
• Beware of the Old Bag
• Heave-Ho, A Rolling Go
• The Power of the Leaf
• Sleek the Mouse
• Heave-Ho, A Rolling Go - Reprise
• Herbal Remedy
• Hot Stuff
• Come the Light
• Toad in the Throat - Reprise
• The Gingerbread Man .

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The Owl and the Pussycat set sail to find a ring and someone to marry them (THE OWL AND THE PUSSYCAT ).

They meet the Dong with the luminous nose, who is sad because he has lost his Jumbly Girl
(THE SONG OF THE DONG ).

Dong takes Owl and Pussycat to meet the Quangle Wangle, whose beaver hat is a hotel
(THE QUANGLE WANGLE'S HAT ).

He takes them on a journey, accompanied by the Runcible Spoon to protect them from the villainous hungry Plum Pudding Flea (OFF WE GO ).

Dong meets Professor Bosh and joins his Plum Pudding Flea hunt (OFF WE GO - REPRISE).

The travellers have a rest but the Runcible Spoon sleepwalks and the Plum Pudding Flea nearly catches them. They set a honey trap for him
(HONEY SONG ). It works! (I'M STUCK ). He is nearly netted by Professor Bosh but escapes, leaving them stuck in the honey.

Owl, Pussycat and Quangle Wangle help the Piggywig who sells them the ring on the end of his nose. A sudden storm makes everyone hide
(FROM THE STORM ). The mad Jumblies are washed ashore in their sieve (THE JUMBLIES SONG ) and lick Professor Bosh and Dong out of their honey trap (HONEY SONG - REPRISE). Hearing there is an owl, Jumblies' favourite food, on the island, they rush off to find him, pursued by Professor Bosh.

Dong has found his beloved Jumbly Girl once more (A SYLLABUB SEA ). Owl, Pussycat and Quangle Wangle find the Turkey's house. The sleepwalking Runcible Spoon again saves them from the Plum Pudding Flea and they all meet the vicar (THE TURKEY'S SONG ) who forgets the wedding service. Owl and Pussycat hope to be married soon (A SYLLABUB SEA - REPRISE) but the Jumblies arrive and attack Owl; the five pound note saves him.

Professor Bosh hurries to the scene but is accidentally knocked out by the Turkey. Dong and Jumbly Girl girl arrive and help sort out the muddle. Quangle Wangle suggests a celebration (THE WEDDING FEAST ). The Plum Pudding Flea is caught in Professor Bosh's net. Owl and Pussycat are married at last and everyone dances for joy (BY THE LIGHT OF THE MOON )

The Chish 'N' Fips Songbook

Dear little Big Ones,

Here are the songs from our television series. We are especially pleased to welcome our friends CHIPS the cat, who sings THIS IS MY PATCH, and HENRIETTA the tortoise, who gives her stirring version of CLIMB EVERY DRAINPIPE plus the jaunty IT'S SPRINGTIME.

Bleep the robot doesn't sing, but he bleeped a special bleep of greetings to you all.

In our series, we journey on an exciting quest to find our Big Ones, who have moved house, and by mistake, left us behind. The songs reminds us of some of the places we visited, a zoo, a school, a fun fair, and even a launderette.

We hope you enjoy listening to our songs.

Your friends the gnomes.

P.S. A rather rude song, sung by a rather rude gnome, Mr Squeezebox, has somehow found its way onto this website. This was not our idea. Sorry.

• Opening Titles
• The Code of the Gnomes
• Starting School
• Holiday Island
• It's Springtime
• This is my Patch
• Sitting Fishing
• Big Ones are you listening?
• Opening Titles
• The Code of the Gnomes - The Quest
• The Song of the launderette
• The Fun of the Fair
• Climb every Drainpipe
• The Gnomes at the Zoo
• Back Home
• Rum Tum Diddle I

You don't have to see shows to enjoy the songs which exist in their own right. So fourteen of them from eleven different shows have been recorded as the David Wood Song Book.

The Gingerbread Man
From The Gingerbread Man

The Jumblies Song
From The Owl and the Pussycat went to see...

Getting Ready for Christmas
From Mother Goose's Golden Christmas

A Washing Machine
From Aladdin

If Wishes were Horses
From Old Mother Hubbard

The Turkey's Song
From The Owl and the Pussycat went to see...

Old Father Time
From Old Father Time

The Funky Monkey
From Cinderella

When You're Feeling Worried
From Mother Goose's Golden Christmas

Sitting Fishing
From The Ideal Gnome Expedition

Grow
From There Was An Old Woman

Chocolate Children
From Nutcracker Sweet

Till Today Becomes Tomorrow
From There Was An Old Woman

If Only
From Babes in the Magic Wood

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You don't have to see shows to enjoy the songs which exist in their own right.

So fourteen of them from eleven different shows have been recorded as the David Wood Song Book.

• The Gingerbread Man from The Gingerbread Man;
• The Jumblies Song from The Owl and the Pussycat Went to See...;
• Getting Ready for Christmas from Mother Goose's Golden Christmas;
• A Washing Machine from Aladdin;
• If Wishes were Horses from Old Mother Hubbard ;
• The Turkey's Song from The the Owl and the Pussycat went to see...;
• Old Father Time from Old Father Time;
• The Funky Monkey from Cinderella;
• When You're Feeling Worried from Mother Goose's Golden Christmas;
• Sitting Fishing from The Ideal Gnome Expedition;
• Grow from There Was An Old Woman;
• Chocolate Children from Nutcracker Sweet;
• Till Today Becomes Tomorrow from There Was An Old Woman;
• If Only from Babes in the Magic Wood.

The songs are sung by the Allfarthing School Choir and (but don't let it put you off!) David Wood himself.

BUY - The Gingerbread Man Cassette - £5.00

The story of David Wood's international hit musical play for children is narrated by Bernard Cribbins. The songs are sung by the original Old Vic cast.

THE GINGERBREAD MAN has been seen in theatres all over the world. David Wood's own theatre production was televised by Channel 4.

There was also a television animation series, which is now on DVD.

BUY - The Owl And The Pussycat Went To See... Cassette

The musical play by David Wood and Sheila Ruskin is narrated by Harry Secombe, who also plays the Quangle Wangle. Roy Castle plays Owl and Hattie Jacques plays Pussycat.

The story and songs are accompanied by a full orchestra. Based on the verses and stories of Edward Lear, this musical play has been popular with professional and amateur companies since its first performance in 1968.