The Hole in the Ground (original) (raw)

"The Hole in the Ground" is a comic song written by Myles Rudge and composed by Ted Dicks. When recorded by Bernard Cribbins and released by EMI on the Parlophone label in 1962, it was a number nine hit in the UK Singles Chart. It remains the highest charting and most successful of Cribbins' hit singles, staying on the chart for 13 weeks. The musical accompaniment was directed by , and the producer was George Martin. Don't dig there, dig it elsewhere.You're digging it round and it ought to be square.The shape of it's wrong, it's much too long,And you can't put a hole where a hole don't belong.