Revolting children

Never again will she get the best of me, We can S-P-el how we like!
Never again will she take away my freedom, If enough of us are wrong, wrong is right!
And we won’t forget the day we fought Everyone! N-O-R-T-Y!
For the right to be a little bit naughty! Cos we’re a little bit naughty!
Never again will the chokey door slam So we gotta stay inside the line,
Never again will I be bullied and If we disobey at the same time,
Never again Will I doubt it when There is nothing that the Trunchbull can do
My mummy says I’m a miracle She can take her hammer and S-H-U-

Never again! You mighta' thought we were weak but

we're strong
Never again will be live behind bars, You mighta' thought we would break but
Never again now that we know we are, you're wrong
Revolting children
Living in revolting times. Because you finally push us too far
We sing revolting songs There’s no going back cuz we
Using revolting rhymes.
We’ll be revolting children R-E-V-O-L-T-I-N- Revolting times
‘Til our revolting’s done, We’ll S-I-N-G songs
And we’ll have the Trunchbull bolting, U-S-I-N-G Ryhmes
We’re revolting! We’ll be R-E-V-O-L-T-I-N-G
IT IS 2 L 8 4 U “E” R E-volting!
We are revolting children
Living in revolting times. We are revolting children
We sing revolting songs Living in revolting times.
Using revolting rhymes. We sing revolting songs
We’ll be revolting children Using revolting rhymes.
‘Til our revolting’s done, We’ll be revolting children
And we’ll have the Trunchbull bolting, ‘Til our revolting’s done,
We’re revolting! IT IS 2 L 8 4 U

We will become a screaming horde! We are revolting children

Take out your hockey stick and use it as a Living in revolting times.
sword! We sing revolting songs
Never again will we be ignored Using revolting rhymes.
We’ll find out where the chalk is stored We’ll be revolting children
and draw rude pictures on the board ‘Til our revolting’s done,
It’s not insulting It is 2-L-8-4-U
We’re REVOLTING! WE ARE REVOLTING!
Quiet

Have you ever wondered Just that still sort of quiet

Well, I have Like the sound of a page being turned in a
About how when I say, say, red book
For example, there's no way of knowing Or a pause in a walk in the woods
If red means the same thing in your head Quiet
As red means in my head when someone Like silence but not really silent
says red Just that nice kind of quiet
And how if we are travelling at almost the Like the sound when you lie upside down in
speed of light your bed
And we're holding a light Just the sound of your heart in your head
That light would still travel away from us And though the people around me
At the full speed of light which seems right Their mouths are still moving
in a way The words they are forming
But I'm trying to say Cannot reach me anymore
I'm not sure, but I wonder if inside my head And it is quiet
I'm not just a bit different from some of my And I am warm
friends Like I've sailed
These answers that come into my mind Into the eye of the storm
unbidden
These stories delivered to me fully written
And when everyone shouts like they seem to
like shouting
The noise in my head is incredibly loud
And I just wish they'd stop my dad and my
mom
And the telly, and stories would stop for just
once
And I'm sorry I'm not quite explaining it
right
But this noise becomes anger, and the anger
is light
And its burning inside me would usually
fade
But it isn't today, and the heat and the
shouting
And my heart is pounding, and my eyes are
burning
And suddenly everything, everything is...
Quiet
Like silence but not really silent
My house (I didn't want to desert you)
I don't pay much heed
This roof keeps me dry when the rain falls (I know that I hurt you)
This door helps to keep the cold at bay I know that everything I need is in here
On this floor I can stand on my own two feet It isn't much but it is enough for me
On this chair I can write my lessons It isn't much but it is enough for me
On this pillow I can dream my nights away
And this table, as you can see, well, it's
perfect for tea
It isn't much but it is enough for me
It isn't much but it is enough...
On these walls I hang wonderful pictures
Through this window I can watch the
seasons change
By this lamp I can read, and I, I am set free!
And when it's cold outside I feel no fear!
Even in the winter storms, I am warmed by a
small but stubborn fire
And there is no-where I would rather be
It isn't much but it is enough for me
It isn't much but it is enough for me
For this is my house!
This is my house!
It isn't much but it is enough for me
This is my house!
This is my house!
It isn't much but it is enough

[MISS HONEY (MATILDA & THE

ESCAPOLOGIST)]
(Don't cry ...)

And when it's cold and bleak

(Please don't cry, I'm here! ...)

I feel no fear!
Even in the fiercest storms!
(Please don't cry ...)
I am warmed
(Let me wipe away your tears!)
By a small but stubborn fire!

[MISS HONEY (THE ESCAPOLOGIST)]

(Forgive me)
Even when outside it's freezing
Bruce

Eat Bruce
He can't You'll never again be subject to abuse
Eat For your immense caboose
He surely can't She'll call a truce, Bruce
Eat With every swallow you are tightening
He might explode the noose
Eat! We never thought it was possible
But here it is coming true
[CHILDREN] We can have our cake and eat it too
A single slice, or even two, Bruce The time has come to put that tumbly-
Might've been nice tum to use
But even you, Bruce No excuse, Bruce
Have to admit Let out your belt, I think you'll want
Between you and it your trousers loose
There's not a lot of difference in size Oh, stuff it in (Bruce)
You're almost finished (Bruce)
He can't (He can, Bruce) You'll fit it in, whatever you do just
He surely can't don't give in (Bruce)
He surely can't Don't let her win (Bruce)
You are the man, Bruce Come on Bruce, be our hero
He might explode Cover yourself in chocolate glory
He's quite elastic
He's going to blow, make him stop [MATILDA]
He's fantastic, look at him go Go on Bruce, do it
I can't watch
I think in effect [CHILDREN]
This must confirm, Bruce Ohh, Bruce
What we all suspected You'll never again be subject to abuse
You have a worm, Bruce For your immense carboose
Or maybe your largeness She'll call a truce, Bruce
Is a bit like the TARDIS Just one more bite and you'll've
Considerably roomier inside Completely cooked her goose
We never thought it was possible
He can't (He can, Bruce) But here it is coming true
He surely can't We can have our cake and eat it
He surely can't
You are the man, Bruce Ah-ah-ah-ah
B-R-O-O-C-E Ah-ah-ah-ah
Ah-ah-ah-ah
Ah-ah-ah-ah-aah

[MISS HONEY]
Go on Brucey!
The hammer If you want to throw the hammer for your
country,
You have to stay inside the circle all the
Look at these trophies time,
See how my trophies gleam And if you want to make the team,
In the sunlight, see how they shine You dont need happiness or self-esteem,
You just need to keep your feet inside the
What do you think it line
took to become English
Hammer-throwing champion Sing, children 2, 3, 4!
Nineteen-sixty-nine? If you want to throw the hammer for your
country
Do you think in that moment Habinot est magitem
When my big moment came You have to stay inside the circle all the
That I treated the rules time
With casual disdain Circular! Magitem! Magitem!
And if you want to teach success
Well, LIKE HELL!
(Aaah)
As I stepped up to the circle You dont use sympathy or tenderness
did I change my plan? Hmm what? Tenderness
As I chalked up my palms You have to force the little squits to toe the
did I wave my hands? I DID NOT! line!
As I started my spin Sing, Jenny 2, 3, 4!
did I look at the view? If you want to throw the hammer for your
Did I drift off and dream country
for a minute or two? Regotem Regotem varia magitem
You have to stay inside the circle all the
Do you think I faltered or amended my time
rotation? Tempero es te iste is
Do you think I altered my intended Apply just one simple rule -
elevation? To hammer-throwing, life, and school -
As the hammer took off did I change my Lifes a ball, so learn to throw it
grunt Find the bally line, and toe it
From the grunt I had practiced for many a And always keep your feet inside the line
month? Now get out!
Not a jot, not a dot did I stray from the plot
Not a detail of my throw was adjusted or
forgotten
Not even when the hammer left my hands
And sailed up, up above the stands
Did I let myself go?
No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no,
no
No
The smell of rebellion The reek of pre-pubescent protest!
(But that's not right!)
This school of late has started reeking (One, two, three, four)
Quiet, maggots, when I'm speaking! The funk of defiance!
Reeking with a most disturbing scent The odour of coup!
Only the finest nostrils smell it The waft of anarchy in progress!
But I know it oh-too-well (I can't take it anymore!)
It is the odour of rebellion
It's the bouquet of dissent! Once we've exercised these demons
They shall be too pooped for dreaming!
And you may bet your britches Some double-time discipline
This headmistress Should stop the rot from setting in!
Finds this foul odiferousness
Wholly olfactorily insulting All right, let's step it up. Double-time!
One, two, three, four!
And so to stop the stench's spread
I find a session of Phys Ed Discipline
Sorts the merely rank from the revolting Discipline
For children who aren't listening
The smell of rebellion comes out in the For midgets who are fidgeting
sweat And whispering in history
And Phys Ed will get you sweating Their chattering and chittering
And it won't be long before I smell the pong Their nattering and twittering
Of aiding and abetting! Is tempered with a smattering of
A bit of phys. Ed. Will tell us who Discipline
Has a head full of rebellious thoughts
Hold! Hold! We must begin insisting
Just like a rotten egg floats On rigidity and discipline
To the top of a bucket of water Persistently resisting
This anarchistic mischieving
The smell of rebellion! These minutes you are frittering
The stench of revolt! On pandering and pitying
The reek of insubordination! While little ones like this
(I can't take it anymore! One, two, three, They just want discipline
four0 The simpering and whimpering
The whiff of resistance! The dribbling and the spittling
The pong of dissent! The Miss, I need a tissue
The funk of mutiny in action! Is an issue we can fix
(That's not right!) There is no mystery to mastering
Before a weed becomes too big and greedy The art of classroom mistressing
You really need to nip it in the bud It's discipline, discipline, discipline!
Position two The smell of rebellion!
Before the worm starts to turn The stench of revolt!
You must scrape off the dirt The reek of pre-pubescent plotting!
And rip it from the mud! The whiff of resistance!
The whiff of insurgence! The pong of dissent!
The stench of intent! The funk of moral fibre rotting!
Imagine a world with no children This sickening scent
Close your eyes and just dream Away!
Imagine, come on, try it
The peace and the quiet
A babbling stream
Now imagine a woods with a cottage
And inside that cottage we find
A dwarf called Zeke, a carnival freak
Who can fold paper hats with his mind
And he says: Don't let them steal your
horses! No!
Don't let them throw them away! No!
If you find your way through
They'll be waiting for you
Singing 'neigh neigh'!
She's mad!
Aha! And there, just like I said
The stinking maggot rears his head
Even the squittiest, piteous mess
Can harbour seeds of stinkiness
Have you ever seen anything more
repellent?
Have you ever smelled anything worse
Than that smell of rebellion?
The stench of revolt!
The reek of insubordination!
The whiff of resistance!
The pong of dissent!
Discipline, discipline
No more whispering
Children need discipline
Cut out their whimpering
If you're micheiving
She'll sniff you out
Without a doubt
She's a snout in a million
Discipline, discipline
No more whispering
Children need discipline
Cut out their whimpering
And I will not stop till you are squashed!
Till this rebellion is quashed!
Till glorious, sweaty discipline has washed
Naughty If you're stuck in your story and want to get
out
You don't have to cry, you don't have to
Jack and Jill went up the hill to fetch a pail shout
of water 'Cause if you're little, you can do a lot, you
So they say, their subsequent fall was Mustn't let a little thing like "little" stop you
inevitable If you sit around and let them get on top,
They never stood a chance, they were you
written that way Won't change a thing
Innocent victims of their story
Just because you find that life's not fair, it
Like Romeo and Juliet Doesn't mean that you just have to grin and
'Twas written in the stars before they even bear it
met If you always take it on the chin and wear it
That love and fate and a touch of stupidity You might as well be saying you think that
Would rob them of their hope of living it's OK
happily And that's not right
The endings are often a little bit gory And if it's not right
I wonder why they didn't just change their You have to put it right
story
We're told we have to do what we're told, But nobody else is gonna put it right for me
but surely Nobody but me is gonna change my story
Sometimes you have to be a little bit Sometimes you have to be a little bit
naughty naughty

Just because you find that life's not fair, it

Doesn't mean that you just have to grin and
bear it
If you always take it on the chin and wear it
Nothing will change
Even if you're little, you can do a lot, you
Mustn't let a little thing like "little" stop you
If you sit around and let them get on top,
you
Might as well be saying you think that it's
okay
And that's not right
And if it's not right
You have to put it right
In the slip of a bolt, there's a tiny revolt
The seed of a war in the creak of a
floorboard
A storm can begin with the flap of a wing
The tiniest mite packs the mightiest sting
Every day starts with the tick of a clock
All escapes start with the click of a lock
School song And so you think you're able
To survive this mess by being a prince or a
princess
You will soon see
Oi! New kid?
There's no escaping tragedy
And so you think you're able
And even
To survive this mess by being a prince or a
If you put in heaps of effort
princess
You're just wasting energy
You will soon see
'Cause your life as you know it is ancient history
There's no escaping tragedy
I have suffered in this jail
And even
I've been trapped inside this cage for ages
If you put in heaps of effort
This living hell!
You're just wasting energy
But if I try, I can remember
'Cause your life as you know it, is ancient
Back before my life had ended
history
Before my happy days were over
I have suffered in this jail Before I first heard the peeling of the bell
I've been trapped inside this cage for ages
Like you, I was curious
This living hell!
So innocent, I asked a thousand questions
But if I try, I can remember
But unless you want to suffer
Back before my life had ended
Listen up and I will teach you
Before my happy days were over
A thing or two
Before I first heard the peeling of the bell
You listen here, my dear
Like you, I was curious
You'll be punished so severely if you step out of
So innocent, I asked a thousand questions
line
But unless you want to suffer
And if you cry it will be double
Listen up and I will teach you
You should stay out of trouble
A thing or two
And remember to be extremely careful
You listen here, my dear
Why?
You'll be punished so severely if you step out of
Why?
line
Why? Didn't you hear what we said?
And if you cry, it will be double
You should stay out of trouble I have become aware that some of you are not
And remember to be extremely careful yet in class
Correct this, you have five seconds to comply
Why?
Why? A, B, C, D, E, F, G (five)
Why? Did you hear what we said? H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P (four!)
Just you wait for Phys-Ed! Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X (three)
Y, Y, Y, Y, Y, Y, Y (two)
What's Phys-Ed?
Lavender, Matilda, inside, quick!
Physical education
(One!) Just you wait for Phys-Ed!
The Trunchbull's specialty
Who are you?
We're prefects, we're here to take you to class
So we're going to start learning?
Oh, you'll start learning, alright
Great! I already know the alphabet!
You don't know the alphabet until we learn you
the alphabet
When I grow up I will have treats everyday
And I'll play with things that mum pretends
That mums don't think are fun
[Tommy]
When I grow up And I will wake up (I will wake up)
I will be tall enough to reach the branches When the sun comes up
That I need to reach to climb the trees And I will spend all day just lying in the sun
You get to climb when you're grown up And I won't burn 'cause I'll be all grown up

[Bruce] When I grow up

And when I grow up [Miss Honey]
I will be smart enough to answer all When I grow up
The questions that you need to know I will be brave enough to fight the creatures
The answers to, before you're grown up That you have to fight beneath the bed
Each night to be a grown up
[Eric, Alice] When I grow up
And when I grow up
I will eat sweets everyday on the way to [Matilda]
work Just because you find that life's not fair
And I will go to bed late every night It doesn't mean that you just have to grin and
bear it
[Tommy, Bruce, Eric, Alice] If you always take it on the chin and wear it
And I will wake up Nothing will change
When the sun comes up
And I will watch cartoons until my eyes go [Miss Honey]
square When I grow up

[All children] [Matilda]

And I won't care 'cause I'll be all grown up Just because I find myself in this story
When I grow up It doesn't mean that everything is written for
When I grow up me
When I grow up If I think the ending is fixed already
When I grow up I might as well be saying
I will be strong enough to carry all I think that it's ok
The heavy things you have to haul around And that's not right
with you
When you're a grown up

And when I grow up

When I grow up
When I grow up
I will be brave enough to fight the creatures
That you have to fight beneath the bed
Each night to be a grown up

And when I grow up (When I grow up)

Still holding my hand understand)
There was another version of me
You were still holding my hand (when I
I believed that I would never escape grow up)
The story I had written for me You were just there for me (I will be braver)
I couldn't find a way out Quietly taking a stand (after all)
I couldn't see beyond the clouds that swirled Changing the end of my story for me
around me You were still holding my hand
Then one day, I opened my eyes You were just there for me
And looked up to find that the sky had Quietly taking a stand
turned blindingly blue Changing the end of my story for me
And right by my side, there was you quietly
taking your stand You were still holding my hand
And you were holding my hand
I believed that I (I believed)
Would never be able to rely (that I would
never find)
On anybody else (anybody else)
And I was sure that I (I was)
Would just have to learn to survive (sure
that I would always)
All by myself (be all by myself)
And one day, I opened my eyes (one day I
opened my eyes)
And looked up to find that the sky had
turned blindingly blue
And right by my side, there was you quietly
taking a stand
And you were holding my hand
You were holding my hand!
You were just there for me
Quietly taking a stand
Changing the end of my story for me
You were there as I battled my fears
I fell and you helped me to stand
When the storm finally cleared
You were there
You were still holding my hand
You were still holding my hand
You kicked down the doors for me (kicked
down the doors for me)
You helped me understand (you helped me