The Laughing Policeman

 i know a fat old policeman
he's always on our street
a fat and jolly red faced man
he really is a treat
he's too kind for a policeman
he's never known to frown
and everybody says
he is the happiest man in town
oh ha ha ha ha ha ha
oh ha ha ha ha ha ha
oh ha ha ha ha ha ha
oh ha ha ha ha ha ha

he laughs upon point duty
he laughs upon his beat
he laughs at everybody
when he's walking in the street
he never can stop laughing
he says he's never tried
but once he did arrest a man
and laughed until he cried
oh ha ha ha ha ha ha
oh ha ha ha ha ha ha
oh ha ha ha ha ha ha
oh ha ha ha ha ha ha

his jolly face is wrinkled
and then he shut his eyes
he opened his great big mouth
it was a wonderous size
he said i must arrest you
he didn't know what for
and then he started laughing
until he cracked his fat old jaw
oh ha ha ha ha ha ha
oh ha ha ha ha ha ha
oh ha ha ha ha ha ha
oh ha ha ha ha ha ha

so if you chance to meet him
while walking 'round the town
shake him by his fat old hand
and give him half a crown
his eyes will beam and sparkle
he'll gurgle with delight
and then you'll start him laughing
with all his blessed might
oh ha ha ha ha ha ha
oh ha ha ha ha ha ha
oh ha ha ha ha ha ha
oh ha ha ha ha ha ha