Accidents Will Happen (Thomas and Friends)

**Accidents Will Happen** is a Season 5 song devoted to the accidents on the Island of Sodor, first appearing in Races, Rescues and Runaways on August 10, 1999.

## Lyrics

### Full

* (Thomas' whistle toots)
* Children: (singing) Thrills and spills on the railway, it's a life of happiness. But sometimes impatience can lead to carelessness.
* Boy: (singing) Some think they are smart cats...
* Girl: (singing) ...and some just know it all.
* Children: (singing) But sooner or later we all find out that... Accidents happen now and again. Just when you least expect. Just when you think that life is okay, fate comes to collect. Accidents happen now and again, when people or trains get smart. If you don't concentrate on the thing that you're doing. Accidents will happen just like that. Your best laid plans can turn upside down if you get to confident. Sometimes, you will slip and slide if that Lady Luck's intent.
* Girl: (singing) One minute you're riding high...
* Boy: (singing) ...the next you're on the ground.
* Children: (singing) But please remember, whatever the weather, you must take care cause... Accidents happen now and again, sometimes just by chance you gotta pick yourself up and dust yourself down put it down to experience. Accidents happen now and again, just don't take it all to heart. Cause if you don't concentrate on the thing that you're doing. Accidents will happen just like that. The warning signs are there for us to see most of the time. But sometimes we take chances, ignore the danger signs. Fate can surprise you with no reason or rhyme. Make sure you'll learn your lesson. You'll know better next time. Accidents happen now and again. Just when you least expect. Just when you think that life is okay. Fate comes to collect. Accidents happen now and again, when people or trains get smart, if you don't concentrate on the thing that you're doing. Accidents will happen just like that. Accidents happen now and again. Sometimes just by chance. You gotta pick yourself up and dust yourself down put it down to experience. Accidents happen now and again, just don't take it all to heart.
* Girl: If you don't concentrate on the thing that you're doing whatever you're doing is not what you're thinking.
* Children: (singing) Accidents, incidents. Accidents, incidents, accidents happen just like that.
* (Gordon crashed into the wall)

### Mr. Conductor's Thomas Tales

* (Thomas' whistle toots)
* Children: (singing) Thrills and spills on the railway, it's a life of happiness. But sometimes impatience can lead to carelessness.
* Boy: (singing) Some think they are smart cats...
* Girl: (singing) ...and some just know it all.
* Children: (singing) But sooner or later we all find out that... Accidents happen now and again, sometimes just by chance you gotta pick yourself up and dust yourself down put it down to experience. Accidents happen now and again, just don't take it all to heart. Cause if you don't concentrate on the thing that you're doing. Accidents will happen just like that. The warning signs are there for us to see most of the time. But sometimes we take chances, ignore the danger signs. Fate can surprise you with no reason or rhyme. Make sure you'll learn your lesson. You'll know better next time. Accidents happen now and again. Just when you least expect. Just when you think that life is okay. Fate comes to collect. Accidents happen now and again, when people or trains get smart, if you don't concentrate on the thing that you're doing. Accidents will happen just like that. Accidents happen now and again. Sometimes just by chance. You gotta pick yourself up and dust yourself down put it down to experience. Accidents happen now and again, just don't take it all to heart.
* Girl: If you don't concentrate on the thing that you're doing whatever you're doing is not what you're thinking.
* Children: (singing) Accidents, incidents. Accidents, incidents, accidents happen just like that.
* (Gordon crashed into the wall)

### Storytime with Thomas

* Children: Accidents happen now and again, when people or trains get smart, if you don't concentrate on the thing that you're doing. Accidents, incidents. Accidents, incidents, accidents happen just like that.

## Trivia

* A song devoted to the accidents that have occurred on the Island of Sodor.