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It’s not that I need to look pretty.
I’ve always been cooler than that.
I don’t need to gloat with no morning coat and I don’t need to wear a top hat.
I don’t need to look like a princess
I don’t want all eyes fixed on me.
I just want to fit when the vicar says sit
And be dressed somewhat elegantly

Oh pretty dress, pretty dress you’re the thing that I want best
If I look like a yeti when they throw confetti
I think I will die of distress.

You know if I just had a few more years to my name I could magic up any dress I wanted. (To audience) You know that right. Man, it sucks to be young and not have my spells yet!

When a witch hits her seventeenth birthday
she gets magical powers to command
But I’m only thirteen so my spells are quite lean
And my wand barely fits in my hand.
When I conjure the quiet is deafening
My illusions fall flat on their face
And if I try a charm it does less good than harm
And I’m firmly put back in my place.

Oh pretty dress, pretty dress you’re the thing that I want best
If I look like a yeti when they throw confetti
I think I will die of distress.


Jeans, jeans, jeans, jeans, jeans.
It’s not what a bridesmaid should wear
Shame, shame, shame, shame, shame on me
Quick! Lets hide me behind my own hair.


I look like a freaking zombie like this. Whooooarhhh!
Alright guys but you know what I’m saying don’t ya?
We all want to wear a pretty dress at a wedding right?

It’s not that I need to look pretty.
I’ve always been cooler than that.
I don’t need to shine in high heels and A-line or turn heads in a fancy cravat
Yes, I don’t need to look like a princess
I don’t want all their eyes fixed on me.
I just want to look killer and not like Godzilla
As the vicar imparts his decree.

Oh pretty dress, pretty dress you’re the thing that I want best
If I look like a yeti when they throw confetti
I think I might die of distress.
Yes! Pretty dress, pretty dress you’re the thing that I want best
If I look like a yeti when they throw confetti
I think I might die of distress.
Everybody now!
Pretty dress, pretty dress you’re the thing that I want best
If I look like a yeti when they throw confetti
I think I might die of distress. Yes!

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from How The Koala Learnt To Hug, released September 7, 2021

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Steven Lee London, UK

Steven Lee spent much of his childhood in a tree house and was educated by squirrels - or at least that is what he would have us believe.

What we know for sure is that he is a popular children's playwright, singer- songwriter and occasionally writes the odd book or two.

You can find out about his books, songs and some of his stage musicals at www.ptc.org.uk ... more

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