We got a new apprentice Willem is his name We nicknamed him Rodney Cos he,s a plonker just the same He,s a canny kid really But bites like a shark So we wind him up all the time Just for a lark He climbs the ladder like a girl Takes a week to get to the top Never gets us what we ask for When we send him to the shop He,s trying to pack in smoking It really is a joke When he ***** on his vipe And vanishes in a cloud of smoke We let him paint at bahtias The bit round the door he painted next doors wall And got more on the floor It splashed on his face His hands were white He,s really no Picasso In fact he,s ***** But I really like him He reminds me of me I was like that too When I was THREE!!!!!!