Video transcript
Primary Proms 2021 conducting videos - Never Polka with a Porcupine - Vocals with Accompaniment

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[music - Mark Burrows, 'Never polka with a porcupine'] Never polka with the porcupine. Dancing is a part of his design. You can schottische with a sheep or swing dance with a swine, but never, never - ouch, never, ouch, ouch ouch - never polka with a porcupine.

Never polka with a porcupine. Good dance partners aren't that hard to find. You can salsa with a slug. Just watch out for the slime. But never, never - ouch, never, ouch, ouch, ouch - never polka with a porcupine.

He's not too fond of dancing or other fancy prancing. He'd rather show off his tree-climbing skills. Be careful how you treat him the next time that you meet him, because he's covered head to toe with quills.

Never polka with a porcupine. That's the point where you must draw the line. You can cha-cha with a chimp that swings from vine to vine, but never, never - ouch, never, ouch, ouch, ouch - never polka with a porcupine. Ouch!