Right back to a gentler age
A TV programme took centre stage
Activities set in the Rainbow House
Kept a child quiet as the proverbial mouse
Intended to develop language and social skills
For pre-school children it had all the frills
No one sang better than Rod, Jane and Freddie
George the pink hippo was shy and steady
Bungle was a bear not keen on honey
While Zippy was loud, domineering and funny
Over the years Jeffery strived to keep them in line
And for 30 years all was fine
But what happened to the cast, the toys and the crew
Now gone from our lives onto pastures new