down at an english fair one evening i was there when i heard a showman shouting underneath the flair i ve got a lovely bunch of coconuts there they are all standing in a row big ones small ones some as big as your head give them a twist a flick of the wrist that s what the showman said i ve got a lovely bunch of coconuts every ball you throw will make me rich there stands my wife the idol of me life singing roll a bowl a ball a penny a pitch roll a bowl a ball a penny a pitch roll a bowl a ball a penny a pitch roll a bowl a ball roll a bowl a ball singing roll a bowl a ball a penny a pitch i ve got a lovely bunch of coconuts there they are all standing in a row big ones small ones some as big as your head give them a twist a flick of the wrist that s what the showman said i ve got a lovely bunch of coconuts every ball you throw will make me rich there stands my wife the idol of me life singing roll a bowl a ball a penny a pitch roll a bowl a ball a penny a pitch roll a bowl a ball a penny a pitch roll a bowl a ball roll a bowl a ball singing roll a bowl a ball a penny a pitch