You could hear the hoof beats pound as they raced across the ground And the clatter of the wheels as they spun round and round And he galloped into market street, his badge upon his chest His name was Ernie, and he drove the fastest milk cart in the west Now Ernie loved a widow, a lady known as Sue She lived all alone in Liddley Lane at number 22 They said she was too good for him, she was haughty, proud and chic But Ernie got his cocoa there three times every week They called him Ernie, Ernie, and he drove the fastest milk cart in the west She said shed like to bathe in milk, he said, All right, sweetheart, And when hed finished work one night he loaded up his cart He said, Dyou want it pasturized? Cause pasturized is best, She says, Ernie, Ill be happy if it comes up to my chest. That tickled old Ernie, Ernie, and he drove the fastest milk cart in the west Now Ernie had a rival, an evillooking man Called TwoTon Ted from Teddington and he drove the bakers van He tempted her with his treacle tarts and his tasty wholemeal bread And when she seen the size of his hot meat pies it very near turned her head She nearly swooned at his macaroon and he said, If you treat me right Youll have hot rolls every morning and crumpets every night. He knew once she sampled his layer cake hed have his wicked way And all Ernie had to offer was a pint of milk a day Poor Ernie, Ernie, and he drove the fastest milk cart in the west One lunch time Ted saw Ernies horse and cart outside her door It drove him mad to find it was still there at half past four And as he lept down from his van hot blood through his veins did course And he went across to Ernies cart and didnt half kick his orse Whose name was Trigger, Trigger, and he pulled the fastest milk cart in the west Now Ernie rushed out into the street, his gold top in his hand He said, If you wanna marry Susie youll fight for her like a man. Oh why dont we play cards for her? he sneeringly replied And just to make it interesting well have a shilling on the side. Now Ernie dragged him from his van and beneath the blazing sun They stood there face to face, and Ted went for his bun But Ernie was too quick, things didnt go the way Ted planned And a strawberryflavoured yogurt sent it spinning from his hand Now Susie ran between them and tried to keep them apart As Ernie, he pushed her aside and a rock cake caught him underneath his heart And he looked up in pained surprise and the concrete hardened crust Of a stale pork pie caught him in the eye and Ernie bit the dust Poor Ernie, Ernie, and he drove the fastest milk cart in the west Ernie was only 52, he didnt wanna die And now hes gone to make deliveries in that milk round in the sky Where the customers are angels and ferocious dogs are banned And the milkmans life is full of fun in that fairy, dairy land But a womans needs are many fold and Sue, she married Ted But strange things happened on their wedding night as they lay in their bed Was that the trees arustling? Or the hinges of the gate? Or Ernies ghostly gold tops arattling in their crate? They wont forget Ernie, Ernie, and he drove the fastest milk cart in the west
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