There once was a boy who lived in a house
And the house sat under a tree
By the tree ran a fence that stretched far and wide
Round the gated community
Can I have my ball
Can you get my ball
I kicked it into the tree
And my ball bounced up
And my ball dropped in
To the gated community
Oh, the gated community is where we like to be
Everything's so lovely oh, our hearts are filled with glee
And when you come to visit you can stand outside and see
What a lovely bunch we are in our gated unity
Um....
Can I have my ball
Can you get my ball
I kicked it into the tree
And my ball bounced up
And my ball dropped in
To the gated community
Oh, the gated community is where we like to be
Our clothes are never dirty and our lawns are always green
And when you come to visit you can stand outside and see
What a tidy bunch we are in our gated unity
The gated community we think you will agree
Is pleasantly devoid of unsightly stray debris
Free, free of debris
The gated community is where we'll always be
Our smiles are wide, 'cause we're inside comfy custody
And when you come to visit you can stand outside and see
What a smiling bunch we are in our gated unity
Oh, the gated community is where we like to be (Can I have my ball, Can you get my ball)
Our lives have been made perfect by a hefty entrance fee (I kicked it into the tree)
And when you come to visit you can stand outside and see (And my ball bounced up,
And my ball dropped in)
(To the gated commun...)
What a lovely bunch we are
(To the gated cummun...)
What a happy bunch we are
[together:]
To the gated community!
There. Now maybe that will get out of my head.
And the house sat under a tree
By the tree ran a fence that stretched far and wide
Round the gated community
Can I have my ball
Can you get my ball
I kicked it into the tree
And my ball bounced up
And my ball dropped in
To the gated community
Oh, the gated community is where we like to be
Everything's so lovely oh, our hearts are filled with glee
And when you come to visit you can stand outside and see
What a lovely bunch we are in our gated unity
Um....
Can I have my ball
Can you get my ball
I kicked it into the tree
And my ball bounced up
And my ball dropped in
To the gated community
Oh, the gated community is where we like to be
Our clothes are never dirty and our lawns are always green
And when you come to visit you can stand outside and see
What a tidy bunch we are in our gated unity
The gated community we think you will agree
Is pleasantly devoid of unsightly stray debris
Free, free of debris
The gated community is where we'll always be
Our smiles are wide, 'cause we're inside comfy custody
And when you come to visit you can stand outside and see
What a smiling bunch we are in our gated unity
Oh, the gated community is where we like to be (Can I have my ball, Can you get my ball)
Our lives have been made perfect by a hefty entrance fee (I kicked it into the tree)
And when you come to visit you can stand outside and see (And my ball bounced up,
And my ball dropped in)
(To the gated commun...)
What a lovely bunch we are
(To the gated cummun...)
What a happy bunch we are
[together:]
To the gated community!
There. Now maybe that will get out of my head.
"Harriet, sweet Harriet - hard-hearted harbinger of haggis."