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Songs from the Shows

20000 YEAR ROCK	2010
AFTER THE BALL	2004
A Long Time Ago	2010
AMERICA	2004
ANGEL THE	1988,	2004
Anything you can do	2012,
Around the World	2012,
'A' YOU'RE ADORABLE	2014,
BABIES	1951,	1986,	2008
BACK YOUR FANCY	1980
BAD, BAD BOY	1951,	1980	2010
BAMBAZOOLIAN WAY	1952,	1984
BARN DANCE	1974
BAVARIAN	1990
BEAT IT	2012
BE BACK SOON	2006,	2010
Beautiful Briny Sea	2010
BIRDS OF A FEATHER	1962,	1984,	1992
Blue Moon	2010
Boogie Wonderland	2010
BOYS IN BLUE	1968,	1996
BROTHERS OF THE SKY	1966
BUGSY MALONE	2002
BUGSY - BAD GUYS	2002
BUGSY - DOWN AND OUT	2002
BUGSY - FAT SAMS	2002
BUGSY - GIVE A LITTLE LOVE	2002
BULL AND BUSH	2004
BURLINGTON BERTIE FROM BOW	2004
CAMPANOLOGY	2002
CANDY MAN THE	2002	2014
CAN'T STOP THE CLOCK	2010
CASTLE ON A CLOUD	2006
CELEBRATION	1974,	1988,	1992,	2010	2012
CHITTY BANG BANG	2006
CHRISTMAS ALPHABET	2004
CLOWN	1962
COMING HOME	1966,	1990
CREST OF A WAVE	All
CUPIDS	1952
Dancing Queen	2010
Deep in the Deep	2010
Diamonds are a Girl's Best Friend	2006
DISC BUYERS	2002
DISCO INFERNO	2010
Do As The Romans Do	2008
DOING THE OUIJA	1962,	1978
ELVIS - BLUE SUEDE SHOES	2004
EVERY TOM, DICK AND HARRY	1958
EVERYBODY MUST HAVE SOMEONE	1974
Expressing Yourself	2012
EYE OF A TIGER	2014
FIESTA TIME	1970,	1976,	1988
FLASH BANG WALLOP	2006
FLINTSTONES	2008
FLYING HIGH	1992,	2004,	2008
Fly Me to The Moon	2010
FOLLOW THE CROWD	1984
FOLLOWING THE LEADER	2008
FOOD GLORIOUS FOOD	2004
FREEDOM	2002,	2008
FREE AND FRIPPENCE HAPENNY	1966
Freak Flag	2012,
GALLOPING MAJOR	1970,	1974,	1986,	2004
Gang Show Magic	2010
GANG SHOW SLAVES	2006
GET HAPPY	1992,	2012
GING GANG GOOLI	2006
GIRLS ARE SUCH AN OVER RATED PASTIME	1958
GIVE A LITTLE LOVE	1990
GO INTO YOUR DANCE	1988
GOOD DAY SUNSHINE	2014
GOODNIGHT	1980
GOOD TO BE ME	2012
Greased Lightnin	2010
HALLOWEEN	1976
Hallelujah Chorus	2012
HAPPY LAND	1964,	1974,	1978,	1988
HAWAII	1972,	1984
HAYRIDE	1968
HERE WE ARE AGAIN	2006
HERES TO THE BORO	1990
HOLD YOUR HAND OUT NAUGHTY BOY	2004
HOME	2014
HONG KONG BLUES	1990,	2002
I can do that	2010
I FEEL PRETTY	1990	2012
IF THE RAIN'S GOT TO FALL	2014
I Got Rhythm	2010
I SEE RED	1966
I THINK WE'LL GO PARADIN	1951
I'M A FELLA WITH AN UMBRELLA	2014
I'M AN INDIAN TOO	2006
IM GETTING RID OF MY SHADOWS	1968,	1976
IT MAKES YOU THINK	1968
IT'S A BEAUTIFUL THING TO GO NOWHERE	1952
IT'S A HARD-KNOCK LIFE	2004
IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE	1952,	2004,	2008,	2012
ITS GANG SHOW TIME	2008
ITS GONNA BE WARM	1964
IT'S GREAT TO BE YOUNG	1951,	1958,	1990	2008
IT'S JUST A THING CALLED LOVE	1952
ITS SHOWTIME	1988
I'VE GOT A GOLDEN TICKET	2014
Jubilee Year	2012
JUNGLE RHYTHM	2006
KING OF THE SWINGERS	2006
KNEES UP MOTHER BROWN	2004
Knights of the Round Table	2008
KNOCKING AT THE DOOR FOR MABEL	1952,	1994
LADY JIVES	1960,	1974
LAMBETH WALK	2004
LAUGH AND THE WORLD LAUGHS WITH YOU	1978
LEANING ON A LAMP POST	2004
LET'S FACE THE MUSIC AND DANCE	2014
LETS WAVE IT	1964
LET THERE BE PEACE ON EARTH	2002
LITTLE PEOPLE	2004
LONELY HEARTS	1986
LOOK WHOS HERE	1972,	1980
MAKE FRIENDS WITH PEOPLE	1986
Make 'Em Laugh	2012
MARCH OF THE FOREIGN LEGION	1990
MAYBE	2006
MEET THE NAVY	1962,	1984,	1992	2014
MERRY MONTH OF MAY	1976,	1984,	2010
ME - I - O	1958
MICHAEL JACKSONS - THRILLER	2004
MILITARY WIVES THE - WHEREVER YOU ARE	2014
MONEY AND FRIENDS	1972,	1980,	1988	2006
Money Money	2006
MOONDANCE	2010
Moon River	2010
MOULIN ROUGE	1980,	1994
MOUNTIES THE	1980,	2000	2012
Mountvale Wanderers	1980,	2000	2012
Movies were Movies	2012,
MULLIGANS FAIR	1984,	2002
MUMS	2002
MUSIC AND MOVEMENT	2014
MY GRANNY	2008
NEVER SMILE AT A CROCODILE	1990	2008
NOBODY KNOWS	2004
No Business Like Show Business	2012
NURSERY RHYMES AND FAIRY TALES	1962	1976	2010
Octopus' garden	2012
OKLAHOMA	2006
OLD MACDONALD	2004
ONCE MORE WE'RE HOME AGAIN	1952
ONE	2004
OOMPA-LOOMPA DOOMPADEE-DOO	2002	2014
OOM-PAH-PAH	2004
ON THEIR WAY TO BED	2004
ORE BOATS	1990
OUR FIRST SHOW	1962,	1988
OUR HOUSE	2014
OUR PRODUCERS	1990
Over the Rainbow	1990
OVER THE GARDEN WALL	1958,	1976,	1994
OVER THE SKY LINE	1970
PATTER	2006
PICNIC	1980,	2010
Pied Piper	1970,	2010
PIRATES LIFE	2008
POSITIVE THINKING	2014
Putting on the Ritz	2012
RAGTIME COWBOY JOE	2006
RAISE YOUR HAT	1968
RAZZLE DAZZLE	2006
RED, WHITE AND BLUE	1960,	2004
ROBIN HOOD	2006
ROCKIN AROUND THE CHRISTMAS TREE	2004
Rockin Robin	2010
ROLL ROLL ROLL	1990
ROMANY ROAD	1976,	1992
SAIL YOUR DREAM BOAT	1964,	1976,	2002
SAY HELLO TO YOUR NEIGHBOUR	2002
SCOUT HYMN	2012
SEASONS	2002
SEASONS - WINTER	2002
SEASONS - SUMMER	2002
SEASONS - HALLOWEEN	2002
SEA SCOUTING IS THE LIFE FOR ME	1952
SILVER BELLS	2004
SING	2014
SINGING IN THE RAIN	2004
SKELETON IN THE CUPBOARD	2006
Smiling Faces	2012
SOLDIERS OF THE QUEEN	1992
SOMEBODYS HOME SWEET HOME	1958
SONG OF JOY	1986,	1992
SPRING	1951,	1962,	1978,	2008
STEPPING OUT	1974,	1992
STROLLING	1960,	2008
SUPERCALIFRAGILISTICEXPEALIDOCIOUS	2006
SUPER TROUPER	2004
TAKE IT EASY	1978,	2010
TAKE THE AIR	1970
THANK HEAVEN FOR LITTLE GIRLS	2006
THE BARE NECESSITIES	1992
THE BELLS ARE RINGING FOR MAIME	1960
THE BUCCANEERS	1972
THE CALL OF THE OPEN ROAD	1952
THE ELEGANT CAPTAIN HOOK	2008
THE GREAT OUTDOORS	1970,	2010
THE GREEKS	1964	1978
THE GUNNERS	1976	1984
THE ONE BESIDE YOU	1986
THE SPORTSMEN	2006
THE WORLD IS OURS	1986
THERE ARE NO STRANGERS HERE	1986,	2002
THERES AN ISLAND IN A SILVER SEA	1960
THERE IS NOTHING LIKE A DAME	2014
THERES NO SHOW LIKE A GANGS SHOW	1984,	1986,	2010
THESE ARE THE TIMES	1978,	1992
THREE CHEERS	1964
This Old man	2012
THOSE MAGNIFICENT MEN IN THEIR FLYING MACHINES	2004
TIGER FEET	2006
TOGETHER	1970	1988,	1992,	2008,	2012
TOMORROW	2014
TONIGHT IS THE NIGHT OF ALL NIGHTS	1958
TOP OF THE MORNING FEELING	1964,	1974,	2002
TROUBLES ROLLING DOWN THE RIVER	1970,	1988
Under The Sea	2010
WAVE THE FLAG	1984,	2012
Weight Watchers	1972,	1998	2012
We're all in this together	2010
WE GO TOGETHER	2004
WEST IS WILD	2006
WHEN A BAND STARTS TO PLAY	1970
WHEN THE SOLDIERS OF THE QUEEN MARCH BY	2014
WHITE CHRISTMAS	1992
WHO WANTS TO SAY GOODNIGHT	1962
WINDY CITY	2006
WINGS OVER HOMELAND	1951
WINTER WONDERLAND	2004
WONDERFUL COPENHAGEN	1992
World in Union	2012
Yellow Brick Road	1988	2012
Yellow Submarine	2010
You Cant Stop The Beat	2010
YOU DONT NEED MUSIC TO DANCE	1984
YOU'VE GOT TO PUT IN A SHOW	2006
YOULL GET ALONG VERY WELL	1958
YOUR NEVER FULLY DRESSED WITHOUT A SMILE	2004
YOU'RE THE FELLOW FOR ME	1952

Freak Flag
Gingy (spoken)
Listen up, puppet!
(sung) We spend our whole lives wishing ,We weren't so freakin' strange.
They made us feel that way, But it's they who need to change...

Papa Bear (spoken)
The way they think, that is!

Gingy
it's time to stop the hiding, it's time to stand up tall.
Say, 'Hey world, I'm different, And here I am, splinters and all!'
Splinters and all, whoo-oo-oo!

Mama Bear
Let your freak flag wave, let your freak flag fly! Never take it down, never take it down,
Raise it way up high! Let your freak flag fly! Let it fly, fly, fly.

Pinocchio
it's hard to be so geeky,

Three Little Pigs
Little puppet boy,

Pinocchio
with brains that are attached.

Three Little Pigs
can't cut lose.

Humpty Dumpty
But it's not a choice you made, it's just how you were hatched!

Fairytale Creatures
Let your freak flag wave, let your freak flag fly! Never take it down, never take it down,
Raise it way up high! Let your freak flag fly!

Three Little Pigs
I'm proud to be a brownie!

Fairytale Creatures
Little pig, little pig!

Papa Bear
Fun badges I attend!

Fairytale Creatures
Papa Bear, Papa Bear!

Shoemaker's Elf
That I'm not who I pretend!
Let your freak flag wave, let your freak flag fly.
Never take it down, never take it down, Raise it way up high!

Pinocchio (spoken)
Yes! It all makes sense now.
We may be freaks, but we're freaks with teeth and claws and magic wands.
And together, we can stand up to Farquaad! (sung) Never take it down, raise it way up high!

Three Little Pigs
Raise it up way high,

Fairytale Creatures
Raise it up way high!

Humpty Dumpty
we've got magic, we've got power, Who are they to say we're wrong?
All the things that make us special ,Are the things that make us strong.
What makes us special...

Pinocchio
What makes us special...

Fairytale Creatures
What makes us special makes us strong! Let your freak flag wave, let your freak flag fly.
Never take it down, never take it down, Raise it way up high, yeah!
Let your freak flag fly, fly! Fly, fly, fly...

Pinocchio (spoken)
I'm wood, I'm good, get used to it!

Fairytale Creatures (sung)
Fly!

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20000 YEAR ROCK Verse 1 We're eight young men from long ago We decked our skins with woad We hunted bear in the woods up there And a cave was our abode But though it may appear we lived In a wild and hairy state The truth will out there is no doubt We are most up-to-date. Chorus 1 We formed in squads Yes we were shockers Stone Age Mods (Mods ) And Stone Age Rockers(Rockers) All Our hair was long in the beatle style Our Ya ya ya's could be heard a mile And necklines they were twice as low 20000 years ago. Verse 2 We had our coshes then as now From us our foes all fled And then for extra sport, we clubbed Old ladies on the head Us Mods rode high powered dinosaurs (Mods) Full throttle through the night The Rocks on pterodactyls flew (Rockers) And dive bombed all in sight. Chorus 2 We formed in squads Yes we were shockers Stone Age Mods (Mods) And Stone Age Rockers (Rockers) Verse 3 The girls Chorus 3 We formed in squads Yes we were shockers Stone Age Mods (MODS) And Stone Age Rockers (ROCKERS) RETURN TO LIST
AFTER THE BALL After the ball is over, After the break of morn, After the dancers laving After the stars are gone; Many a heart is aching If you could read them all, Many the hopes that have vanished, after the ball. RETURN TO LIST
A Long Time Ago The years have gone beyond recall But if you will allow just for a moment Take a little stock of things today we're missing Lets do some reminiscing, and for a moment Lets turn back the clock We once had lots of houses with a sign outside “To Let” That was a long time ago And once we had an Empire where the sun had never set That was a long time ago The Strand and Piccadily with the free food at the bars The music halls where you could see at least a dozen stars And anywhere you went you found a place to park your cars That was a long long time ago. When Mary Pickford on the screen was everywhere renowned That was a long time ago And income tax was never more than sixpence in the pound That was a long time ago When hobble skirts were all the rage for every new debut And men were complimented when girls said “you're quite a 'knut'” And young men had their hair cut and they KNEW it had been cut That was a long long time ago. How sweet was life before we had the television boom That was a long time ago You didn't watch ten murders every night in your front room That was a long time ago We used to entertain ourselves and heard each other speak We relished all the simple things of life that were unique Remember when Baden Powell went out camping every week That was a long long time ago. We once were proud to wave the flag and sing God save the King That was a long time ago No inhibitions held at the Relief of Mafeking That was a long time ago When first our Scouting started and we hear from all reports That all those pioneers were men who braved the gibes and snorts And not a single boy scout was afraid of wearing shorts That was a long long time ago. Our image was so fine and clean when we wore a big hat That was a long time ago We lived in tents, learnt Country ways when round wood fires we sat That was a long time ago We now use buses and a car we only have to pay To reach the green fields and a camp it only takes a day Remember when we pulled a flipping Trek cart all the way That was a long long time ago. We once used Middlesbrough Empire when we put a Gang Show on That was a long time ago There was a time when Ralph himself would sing a little song That was a long time ago The Middlesbrough Theatre's now our home where now our show unfurls The lights are up, the show is on, our wigs are full of curls Remember when we did a show without those lovely girls That was a long long time ago. RETURN TO LIST
AMERICA I like to be in America, Okay by me in America. Ev'rythings free in America, For a small fee in America! I like the city of San Juan. I know a boat you can get on. Hundreds of flowers in full bloom. Hundreds of people in each room! Auto mobile in America, Chromium steel in America. Wire spoke wheel in America, Very big deal in America! I'll drive a Buick though San Juan. If there's a road you can drive on. I'll give my cousins a free ride. How you fit all of them inside? Immigrant goes to America, Many hellos in America. Nobody knows in America, Puerto Rico's in America! When I will go back to San Juan. When you will shut up and get gone? I'll give them new washing machine. What have they got there to keep clean? I like the shores or America, Comfort is yours in America. Knobs on the doors in America, Wall to wall floors in America! I'll bring a T.V. to San Juan. If there's a current to turn on. Ev'ryone there will give big cheer. Ev'ryone there will have moved here! I like to be in America, Okay by me in America. Ev'rythings free in America, For a small fee in America! RETURN TO LIST
THANK HEAVEN FOR LITTLE GIRLS Each time I see a little girl of five or six or seven I can't resist a joyous urge to smile and say Chorus Thank heaven for little girls For little girls get bigger ev'ry day Thank heaven for little girls They grow up in the most delightful way Those little eyes so helpless and appealing One day will flash and send you crashing through the ceiling Thank heaven for little girls Thank heaven for them all no matter who no matter where Without them what would little boys do Thank heaven, thank heaven Thank heaven for little girls RETURN TO LIST
THE ANGEL The Eiffel Tower of Paris the mighty Alpine Ridge The Grand Canal in Venice and the San Francisco Bridge The Taj Mahal, Niagara Falls are sights second to none But we know a place that beats em all so come on tell em son! I know an angel that beckons to me no matter where I roam She's no Mona Lisa and the Leaning Tower of Pisa Is better known than the angel in my home But though I wander all over the world I'll make it plain to see I'm a son of Islington where the angel is That's good enough for me {say it again) Where the angel is that's good enough for me RETURN TO LIST
Anything you can do I'm superior, you're inferior, I'm the big attraction, you're the small. I'm the major one, you're the minor one, I can beat you shootin', that's not all. Anything you can do, I can do better. I can do anything better than you. No, you can't. Yes, I can. No, you can't. Yes, I can. No, you can't. Yes, I can, Yes, I can! Anything you can be, I can be greater. Sooner or later, I'm greater than you. No, you're not. Yes, I am. No, you're not. Yes, I am. No, you're NOT!. Yes, I am. Yes, I am. RETURN TO LIST
Around the World Around the world I've searched for you, I travelled on when hope was gone to keep a rendezvous. I know, some where, sometime, somehow you'd look at me, And I would see, the smile you're smiling now, It might have been in County Down or in New York, In Gay Paree or even London Town No more will I go all around the world For I have found my world in you RETURN TO LIST
'A' YOU'RE ADORABLE 'A', you're adorable 'B', you're so beautiful 'C', you're a cutie full of charms 'D', you're a darling and 'E', you're exciting 'F', you're a feather in my arms 'G', you look good to me 'H', you're so heavenly 'I', you're the one I idolize 'J', we're like Jack and Jill 'K', you're so kissable 'L', is the love-light in your eyes M, N, O, P, I could go on all day. Q, R, S, T, Alphabetically speaking you're okay 'U', made my life complete, 'V', means you're very sweet W, X, Y, Z It's fun to wander through The alphabet with you to tell us what you mean to me. RETURN TO LIST
BABIES Babies, only babies, But we all have a wonderful time. Though we're only very young We know a thing or two, And get away with lots of things We shouldn't do. La da da da da da Our lives are just sublime. When I go up to bed each night I really have to grin, 'Cos mumie comes and kisses me and then she tucks me in. Babies, only babies, But we all have a wonderful time. RETURN TO LIST
BACK YOUR FANCY Back your fancy, Back your fancy! Come and have a gamble, But look at the price just once or twice Before you join the scramble. Wait until your chicks are hatched Before you count them up; There's many a slip between the tip And the horse that wins the cup! RETURN TO LIST
THE BAD, BAD BOY Verse Let me tell you who I am, listen everyone I don't care what people say, I have lots of fun Chorus Am I my mothers darling? Am I my fathers joy? No, no, no! I'm a Bad Bad Boy, Am I a little sweetheart who never could annoy No no no I'm a Bad Bad Boy I am the king of mischief as I was born to be And when I tear my trousers, you see much more of me Am I a little angel? A cherub, sweet and coy? No, no, no. I'm a Bad Bad Boy. Am I my mothers darling? Am I my fathers joy? No, no, no! I'm a Bad Bad Boy, Am I a little sweetheart who never could annoy No, no, no. I'm a Bad Bad Boy. I am an artful dodger, I don't waste time a bit, My knees are scared of water, so I just use some spit So I'm no little angel, A cherub, sweet and coy? No, no, no. I'm a Bad Bad Boy Patter Dear me I'm no darling like mummies all enjoy No, no no I'm a bad bad boy And if you thought me different I'm sorry to destroy No No No I'm a bad bad boy But really I'm just kidding and I deserve the sack For really I shall soon be a sixer in the pack And no more will I kid you and say just to annoy No No No I'm a Bad Bad boy. RETURN TO LIST
THE BAMBAZOOLIAN WAY Beat on the high drum, beat on the low drum, Rhythm is coming to town. Clang on the high note, bang on the low note Keep it precise and low down. On a romantical isle, Land of fiesta and guile, Thrills will abound if you take a vacation to Somewhere excitingly new. CHORUS Come on to Bambazzoola with me and by the Bambazoolian sea There's a place to play all night and day on the Bambazoolian Way. In Bambazoola everythings new we've got a Bambazoola for you. There's a moon a glow when the lights are low on the Bambazoolian Way. What a Tropical island, What a Beautiful Shore There's a magic in the music of the South Sea Symphony Who'd be asking for more. Come on and play you orchestra play Your beating Tom-Tom we shall obey And its all romance when the Natives Dance With a Boogy Woogily Sway The Bambazoolian Way RETURN TO LIST
BARN DANCE This is the time to go a dancing, One, two, and let the music play, Swing with your partner, you can sing with your partners as the band plays a merry roundelay. This is the time when all together we know the way for making hay All the year we await, and it's great at the fete, when we dance, we're going to dance! We're going to dance the night away. RETURN TO LIST
BAVARIAN in Salz-Kammergut, Salz-Kammergut Come what may Lifes as bright and gay as can be There's joy to be found All summer round night and day That's the time for play, you71 agree There's happiness there, You can banish trouble and care Finding fun and laughter where'er you may go For there in the spring young lovers bring songs to sing And you hear them yodeling hoi d ri ro RETURN TO LIST
BEAT IT They Told Him Don't You Ever Come Around Here Don't Wanna See Your Face, You Better Disappear The Fire's In Their Eyes And Their Words Are Really Clear So Beat It, Just Beat It [2nd Verse] You Better Run, You Better Do What You Can Don't Wanna See No Blood, Don't Be A Macho Man You Wanna Be Tough, Better Do What You Can So Beat It, But You Wanna Be Bad [Chorus] Just Beat It, Beat It, Beat It, Beat It, No One Wants To Be Defeated Showin' How Funky Strong Is Your Fight, It Doesn't Matter Who's Wrong Or Right Just Beat It, Beat It, Just Beat It, Beat It Just Beat It, Beat It, Just Beat It, Beat It [3rd Verse] They're Out To Get You, Better Leave While You Can Don't Wanna Be A Boy, You Wanna Be A Man You Wanna Stay Alive, Better Do What You Can So Beat It, Just Beat It [4th Verse] You Have To Show Them That You're Really Not Scared You're Playin' With Your Life, This Ain't No Truth Or Dare They'll Kick You, Then They Beat You, Then They'll Tell You It's Fair So Beat It, But You Wanna Be Bad Chorus 2 times Just Beat It, Beat It, Beat It, Beat It, Beat It Chorus 4 times Just Beat It, Beat It, Beat It, Beat It, Beat It . RETURN TO LIST
BE BACK SOON You can go but be back soon You can go but while you're working This place I'm pacing round Until your'e home safe and sound Fare the well but be back soon Who can tell where dangers lurking Do not forget this tune Be back soon. How could we forget how could we let Our dear old fagin worry We love him so we'll come back home In oh such a great big hurry It's him that pays the piper It's us that call the tune So long fare the well Pip cheerio we'll be back soon We must disappear we'll be back here Today perhaps tomorrow We'll miss you too it's sad but true That parting is such sweet sorrow And when wer'e in the distance You'll hear this whispered tune So long fare the well pip pip cheerio We'll be back soon Cheerio but be back soon I dunno somehow I'll miss you I love you that's why I say cheerio not goodbye Don't be gone long be back soon Give me one long last look bless you Remember our old tune Be back soon You can go but be back soon You can go but bring back plenty Of wallets full of cash Don't want to see any trash Whip em quick and be back soon Only thick ones now none empty Get rich this afternoon be back soon Our pockets'll hold a watch of gold That chimes upon the hour A wallet fat as an old mans hat The jewels from the tower We know the nosey policeman But they don't know this tune So long fare the well pip pip cheerio We'll be back soon Cheerio but be back soon I dunno somehow I'll miss you I love you that's why I say cheerio not goodbye Don't be gone long be back soon Give me one long last look bless you Remember our old tune Be back soon And when we're in the distance You'll hear this whispered tune So long fare the well pip pip cheerio We'll be back soon So long fare the well pip pip cheerio We'll be back soon So long fare the well pip pip cheerio We'll be back soon We must disappear we'll be back soo We'll be back here today perhaps tomorrow We'll miss you too it's sad but true That parting is such sweet sorrow And when we're in the distance You'll hear this whispered tune So long fare the well pip pip cheerio We'll be back soon Cheerio but be back soon I dunno somehow I'll miss you I love you that's why I say cheerio not goodbye Don't be gone long be back soon Give me one long last look bless you Remember our old tune Be back soon RETURN TO LIST
Beautiful Briny Sea How pleasant, bobbing along Bobbing along on the bottom of the beautiful briny sea What a chance to get a better peep At the plants and creatures of the deep We glide Far below the rolling tide Serene Through the bubbly blue and green It's lovely, bobbing along Bobbing along on the bottom of the beautiful briny sea What if the octopus The flounder and the cod Think we're rather odd It's fun to promenade Bobbing along, sing a song On the bottom of the beautiful briny sea Look! It's lovely, bobbing along Bobbing along on the bottom of the beautiful briny sea What a chance to get a better peep At the plants and creatures of the deep It's grand When you're dancing on the sand Each glance Bubbles over with romance It's lovely, bobbing along Bobbing along through the water where we get along swimmingly Far from the frenzy Of the frantic world above Two beneath the blue Could even fall in love Bobbing along, singing a song On the bottom of the beautiful briny sea Bobbing along, singing a song On the bottom of the beautiful briny, Shimmering shiny, beautiful briny. RETURN TO LIST
BIRDS OF A FEATHER We are Birds of a feather, Middlesbrough is our home, To all Birds of a Feather, Wheresoever you roam, Get our wavelength on the air, we're going to shout, Gang Show calling Listen to our Greeting ringing out to Birds of a Feather. Through the wide wide world. RETURN TO LIST
Blue Moon Blue moon, you saw me standin' alone Without a dream in my heart, without a love of my own Blue moon, you knew just what I was there for You heard me sayin' a prayer for Someone I really could care for And then there suddenly appeared before me The only one my arms will hold I heard somebody whisper "please adore me" And when I looked, the moon had turned to gold Blue moon, now I'm no longer alone Without a dream in my heart Without a love of my own And then there suddenly appeared before me The only one my arms will ever hold I heard somebody whisper "please adore me" And when I looked, the moon had turned to gold Blue moon, now I'm no longer alone Without a dream in my heart Without a love of my own Blue moon, now I'm no longer alone Without a dream in my heart Without a love of my own RETURN TO LIST
Boogie Wonderland Dance boogie wonderland dance boogie wonderland Midnight creeps so slowly into hearts, of men who need more than they get daylight deals a bad hand, to a women who has laid too many bets The mirror stares you in the face and says "baby, uh uh it don't work" you say your prayers though you don't care you dance and shake the hurt dance, "MUMBLE!" boogie wonderland dance, dance "MUMBLE!" boogie wonderland Sound fly through the night I chase my vinyl dreams to boogie wonderland I find romance when I start to dance in boogie wonderland I find romance when I start to dance in boogie wonderland -spanish penguin solo thing- baby penguin : "mumble!" All the love in the world can't be gone all the need to be loved can't be wrong All the records are playing and my heart keeps saying "boogie wonderland, wonderland" dance boogie wonderland dance boogie wonderland All the love in the world can't be gone all the need to be loved can't be wrong All the records are playing and my heart keeps saying "boogie wonderland, wonderland" dance boogie wonderland dance boogie wonderland RETURN TO LIST
BOYS IN BLUE Now's the time we can raise up a song as we praise the boys in blue. On patrol in the street, night and day on the beat are the boys in blue. See them standing on the corner or on point duty in the towns, You can bet your life there is no doubt, they're the boys we know that we could never do without You can feel safe and sound when they're strolling along your Avenue In a crowd they'll be there with an eye for the care of the likes of you. Out in ev'ry sort of weather, ev'ry hour; there's something new. Let us then cheer the men who are Law and Order Boys in Blue. RETURN TO LIST
BROTHERS OF THE SKY We are the sky-high Boys—We are a band of brothers, What do we care when we're up in the air And we're piloting into the blue? Fly with the Sky-high Boys. Fly with a band of brothers, These are the rights, we can share the delights, In the dizziest heights of the blue. Building a new tomorrow—Leaving the world down below. Through the far away of the star-way— And we don't give up for any foe, Proud are the Sky-high Boys! Envy of all the others. We are the kings with the magic wings, We're brothers of the sky. RETURN TO LIST
BUGSY MALONE He's a sinner, candy coated, For all his friends, he always seems to be alone. But they love him, Bugsy Malone. City Slicker, He can charm you with a style all of his own, Everybody loves that man, Bugsy Malone. Hot headed Bugsy makes his mind up, Don't mess with Bugsy or you'll wind up, Wishing you'd left well enough alone. He's a man a mountain he's a rolling stone. And will he leave you sad and lonely crying I couldn't say but its known, That everybody wants that man Bugsy Malone RETURN TO LIST
BAD GUYS We could've been anything we wanted to be But don't it make your heart glad That we decided, a fact we take pride in To become the best at being bad We could've been anything we wanted to be With all the talent we had No doubt about it, we whine and we pout it We're the very best at being guys We're rotten to the core And my congratulations no one likes you any more Bad guys, we're the very worst Each of us contemptible, we're criticised and cursed We made the big time, malicious and mad We're the very best at being bad We could've been anything we wanted to be We took the easy way out With little training, we mastered complaining Manners seemed unnecessary We're so rude, it's almost scary We could've been anything that we wanted to be With all the talent we had With little practice, we made every black list We're the very best at being bad We're the very best at being bad We're the very best at being bad RETURN TO LIST
DOWN AND OUT Down, down, down, down, down, down, down and out Down, down, down, down, down, down, down and out Down, down, down, down, down, down, down and out Down, down, down, down, down, down, down and out You don't have to sit around Complaining 'bout the way your life has wound up Think of all the time you waste And time's a precious thing to let roll by Sure you've hit the bottom But remember you'll be building from the ground up Every day's another step that takes you even closer to the sky, so give a try Down, down, down, down, down, down, down and out Down, down, down, down, down, down, down and out You don't have to sit around Depressed about the way that luck deceived you Fortune sailed away, you missed that boat And found that you'd been left behind Fight and fight some more Until you know the world is ready to receive you Lady luck is fickle but a lady is allowed to change her mind You don't have to sit around Complaining 'bout the way your life has wound up So be a man you know you can't be certain That you'll lose until you try We as one shout Up, up, up and out RETURN TO LIST
FAT SAMS GRAND SLAM Any body who is anybody Will soon walk through that door At Fat Sam's Grand Slam Speakeasy Always able to find you a table There's room for just one more At Fat Sam's Grand Slam Speakeasy Once you get here, feel the good cheer Like they always say in the poem Fat Sam's ain't humble But it's your home sweet home Plans are made here, games are played here I could write me a book Each night astounds you Rumours are abuzzing Stories by the dozen Look around you, cousin At the news were making here Anybody who is anybody Will soon walk through that door At Fat Sam's Grand Slam Speakeasy Da da da da da da Da da da da da da Da da da da da da Hoc ya, Hoo ya, Hoo da da da da See the politicians Sittin' by the kitchen Said he caught his fingers In the well he was wishin' Once you get here, feel the good cheer Like they always say in the poem Fat Sam's ain't humble But it's your home sweet home Plans are made here, games are played here I could write me a book Each night astounds you Rumours are abuzzing Stories by the dozen Look around you, cousin At the news were making here Anybody who is anybody Will soon walk through that door At Fat Sam's Grand Slam Speakeasy RETURN TO LIST
Give A Little love She's the kind who says goodbye to houses When she's leaving them for good Thinks about the beauty of the forest When she burns a piece of wood Says hello to strangers And every hungry stray weighs on her mind Sees good in everybody That few of us would take the time to find She says every act of kindness Is a little bit of love we leave behind She's the kind who lays awake and worries When the headline tensions grow Thinks about the unborn generations And a time she'll never know Seems it's always after midnight When we talk it out and slowly both unwind She says every act of kindness Is a little bit of love we leave behind That has passed our way Serves to light every day And in time will stay Like a golden ghost in our mind So when we have gone What we do lives on You know every act of kindness Is a little bit of love we leave behind RETURN TO LIST
BULL AND BUSH Talk about the shade of the sheltering palm, Praise the bamboo tree with its wide spreading charm; There's a little nook down our old Hampstead Town, You know the place, it has won great renown. Often with my sweet heart on a bright summer's day. To the little pub there my footsteps will stray, If she hesitates when she looks at the sign, Promptly I whisper, "Now, do not decline," In the little parlour on a cold winter's night. All is very cheerful, so snug and so bright; Nell looks me but now with a frown, She would not change with the Queen and her crown. It was there I first met the joy of my life, She gave her troth and is now my dear wife, Her eyes always glisten when she sees the old sign, So all of you join in a glass of good wine. CHORUS Come, come, come and make eyes at me Down at the old Bull and Bush. Come, come, drink some port with me Down at the old Bull and Bush. Hear the little German Band, Just let me hold your hand, dear. Do, do come and have a drink to two Down the old Bull and Bush. RETURN TO LIST
BURLINGTON BERTIE FROM BOW I'm Bert, P'raps you've heard of me, Bert, you've had word of me, Jogging along, heartly and strong, living on plates of fresh air. I dress up in fashion, and when I am feeling pressed, I shave from my cuff all the whiskers and fluff, Stick my hat on and toddle up West. I'm Burling Beartie, I rise at ten thirty and saunter along like a toff. I walk down the Strand with my gloves on my hand, then I walk down again with them off. I'm all airs and graces, correct easy paces, with out food so long I've forgot where my face is! I'm Bert, Bert, I haven't a shirt, but my people are well off, you know! Nearly ev'ry one knows me, from Smith to Lord Roseb'ry, I'm Burlington Bertie from Bow! I stroll with Lord Hurlington, roll in the Burlington, Call for champagne, walk out again, come back and borrow the ink. I live most expensive, like Tom Lipton I'm in the swim. He's got so much 'off' that he sleeps on the roof, and I live in the room over him. I'm Burling Beartie, I rise at ten thirty and saunter along Temple Bar. As round there I skip, I keep shouting "Pip! Pip!" and the darn'd fools think I'm in my car. At Rothchild's I swank it, my body I plank it on his front doorstep with 'The Mail' for a blanket, I'm Bert, Bert, and Rothchild was hurt, He said "You can't sleep there!" I said, "Oh!" He said "I'm Rothchild, sonny!" I said, "That's damn'd funny, I'm Burlington Bertie from Bow!" I smile, condescendly while they're extending me cheer up on cheer, When I appear, Captain with my Polo team. So strict are my people, they're William the Conqueror's strain. If they ever knew I'd been stalking to you why, they'd never look at me again. I'm Burlington bertie, I rise at ten thirty and reach Kempton Park about three. I stand by the rail when a horse is for sale, and you ought to see Wooton watch me. I lean on some awning while lord Derby's yawning, then he bids "Two thousand," and I bid "Good morning," I'm Bert, Bert, I'd buy one, a Cert, but where could I keep it, you know! I can't let my man see me in bed with a GeeGee! I'm Burlington bertie from Bow! My pose, though I ronical, shows that my monocle holds up my face, keeps it in place, stops it from slipping away. Cigars, I smoke thousands, I usually deal in the strand, But you've got to take care when you're getting them there, or some idiot might stand on your hand. I'm Burlington Bertie I rise at ten thirty then Buckingham Palace I view. I stand in the yard while they're changing the Guard, and the king shouts across "Toodle-oo," The Prince of Wales' brother, along with some other, slaps me on the back and says " Come and see mother." I'm Bert, Bert, and Royalty's hurt, when they ask me to dine, I say "No! I've just had a banana with Lady Diana, I'm Burlington Bertie from Bow! RETURN TO LIST
CAMPANOLOGY Verse There's a village hidden deep in the valley Among the Pine trees half forlorn And there on a sunny morning little Jimmy Brown was born So his parents took him to the chapel When he was only one day old And the priest blessed the little fellow Welcome Jimmy to the fold. Chorus All the chapel bells were ringing In the little valley town. And the song that they were singing Was for baby Jimmy Brown. Then the little congregation Prayed for guidance from above. Lead us not into temptation, Bless this hour of meditation, Guide him with eternal love. Verse 1 There's a village hidden deep in the valley, Beneath the mountains high above. And there, twenty years thereafter, Jimmy Brown was to meet his love. Many friends were gathered in the chapel, And many tears of joy were shed. In June on a Sunday morning, When Jimmy and his bride were wed. RETURN TO LIST
Chorus All the chapel bells were ringing, Twas a great day in his life. Cause the song that they were singing, Was for jimmy and his wife. Then the little congregation, Prayed for guidance from above, Lead us not into temptation, Bless O Lord this celebration, May there lives be filled with Love. Verse 3 From the village hidden deep in the valley, One rainy moming dark and grey. A Soul winged its way to heaven, Jimmy Brown had passed away. Silent people gathered in the Chapel, To say farewell to their old friend, Whose life had been like a flower, Budding blooming to the end. Chorus Just a lonely bell was ringing, In the little valley town. Twas farewell that they were singing, To our good old Jimmy Brown. And the little congregation Prayed for guidance from above, Lead us not into temptation, May this soul find the salvation, Of thy great eternal love RETURN TO LIST
THE CANDY MAN I can't stop eating sweets! All those wonderful Willy Wonka treats. You can kepp the others, cause me, I'm a Wonkerer. When it comes to candyman can. The candy man can cause he mixes it with love and makes the world taste good. I can't stop eating sweets! All those wonderful Willy Wonka treats. You can kepp the others, cause me, I'm a Wonkerer. When it comes to candyman can. The candy man can cause he mixes it with love and makes the world taste good. The candy man makes ev'rything he bakes satisfying and delicious. Talk about your childhood wishes! You can even eat the dishes! Dip it a dream, separate the sorrow and collect up all the cream? The candy man, (the candy man, the candy man can, the candy man can) The candy man can 'cause he mixes it with love and makes the world taste good. The candy man makes ev'rything he bakes satisfying and delicious. Talk about your childhood wishes! You can even eat the dishes! Dip it a dream, separate the sorrow and collect up all the cream? The candy man, (the candy man, the candy man can, the candy man can) The candy man can 'cause he mixes it with love and makes the world taste good. And the world tastes good 'cause the candy man thinks it should. RETURN TO LIST
CAN'T STOP THE CLOCK Can't stop the clock for the clock won't stop We're all aware how the tick tocks drop Father time is going and he's got you on the hop Make the most of it now If we can hand out a smile or two Light up the street or the Avenue Every days another day and we know what to do Make the most of it now Let every minute count as each hour appears These are the summers of our years Don't be alarmed if you're in the red Just grin and bear it and keep your head There's no doubt about you're a long time dead So make the most of it now Make the most of it now. RETURN TO LIST
CASTLE ON A CLOUD There is a castle on a cloud I like to go there in my sleep Aren't any floors for me to sweep Not in my castle on a cloud. There is a room that's full of toys There are a hundred boys and girls Nobody shouts or talks too loud Not in my castle on a cloud. There is a lady all in white Holds me and sings a lullaby She's nice to see, and she's soft to touch She says: 'Cosette I love you very much.' I know a place where no one's lost I know a place where no one cries Crying at all is not allowed Not in my castle on a cloud. RETURN TO LIST
CELEBRATION Here's an invitation to a celebration we would like you all to share: in a mini or a maxi you can come by train or taxi but we want you there: It is our intention for a new dimension with a mod, and way-out flair You will hear the band play for-te, there's a reason for the for-ty so beware. CHORUS Put on your best bib and tucker, all your trendy gear, Join in the party, the moments here to celebrate this great big wonderful year: Celebration! Thro'all the lucky years that fortune gave This is the right time for having a rave: We still are riding on the crest of a wave, it's celebration time tonight. Once in a lifetime, Once in a lifetime, You've got to follow your star, And we know it, without a doubt, We've got something to shout about, Tonights a night when the lights are bright for ev'ryone When ev'ry spotlight is a midnight sun: Been a long Time, but it's clear now, that it's here. Yes, here now, it's celebration, yes, celebration tonight! RETURN TO LIST
CHITTY BANG BANG Oh you pretty Chitty Bang Bang, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang We love you. And, in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Chitty Chitty Bang Bang What we'll do. Near, far, in our motor car Oh what a happy time we'll spend. Bang Bang Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Our fine four fendered friend. Bang Bang Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Our fine four fendered friend. Chitty Bang Bang Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Chitty Bang Bang Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Chitty Bang Bang Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Oh you pretty Chitty Bang Bang Chitty Chitty Bang Bang We love you. And, in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Chitty Chitty Bang Bang What we'll do. Near, far, in our motor car Oh what a happy time we'll spend. Bang Bang Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Our fine four fendered friend. Bang Bang Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Our fine four fendered friend. Your sleek as a thoroughbred. Your seats are a feather bed. You'll turn everybody's head today. We'll glide on our motor trip With pride in our ownership The envy of all we survey. Oh Chitty You Chitty Pretty Chitty Bang Bang Chitty Chitty Bang Bang We love you. And Chitty, in Chitty Pretty Chitty Bang Bang Chitty Chitty Bang Bang what we'll do. Near Chitty, far Chitty, in our motor car Oh what a happy time we'll spend. Bang Bang Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Our fine four fendered friend. Bang Bang Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Our fine four fendered friend.....(hold) Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Fine four fendered Chitty Chitty friend. RETURN TO LIST
CHRISTMAS ALPHABET "C" is for the Candy trimmed around the Christmas tree. "H" is for the Happiness with all the family. "R" is for Reindeer prancing by the window pane. "I" is for the Icing on the cake as sweet as sugar cane. "S" is for Stocking on the chimney wall. "T" is for the toys beneath the tree so tall. "M" is for the Mistletoe where ev'ryone is kissed. "A" is for the Angels who make up the Chritmas list. "S" is for old Santa who makes ev'ry kid his pet. Be good and he'll bring you ev'rything in your Christmas Alphabet. RETURN TO LIST
CLOWN Let the world turn about, let the world change about, You'll make her wear her prettiest gown If you can clown, clown, clown, You'll be so hard to beat, As you line up with the elite, And you can be the man about town, If you can clown, clown, clown, Things wonderful, things beautiful, They're there to be found. Brighter days will dawn, nights will follow on Like a merry-go-round. You can be all the rage, With the streets of London your stage, The curtain need not ever come down, If you can clown, clown, clown. RETURN TO LIST
COMING HOME Coming home at the end of the day when the twilight is fading away, There's a welcome smile in a little while Waiting there at the end of the day. When the sun's going down in the West, You go home to the ones you love best. There is nothing more you've been longing for When you're home at the end of the day. Shadows of the evening come silent and still, And softly, on the prairie the Angelus is ringing from the hill. In a cabin where shadows can play—from the firelight to charm you away, There are joys to share and a rocking chair, Oh a man is a king who can say: Coming home, coming home. at the end of the day. RETURN TO LIST
CREST OF A WAVE We're riding along on the Crest of a Wave, and the sun is in the sky, All our eyes on the distant horizon look out for passers by. We'll do the hailing, while other ships are round us sailing We're riding along on the crest of a wave and the world is ours (verse 1) All hands aboard, boys, all hands aboard, boys, The ship is calling for more. We're getting ready, now for a steady pull away from the home shore. We're off to find adventure anyhow, because we know that now. (verse 2) Sailing the seas is great when the breezes seem just to blow you along. And though before we land there'll be stormy Weather, we'll face it with song High tho' the billows we go crashing thro' With our adventure crew.. (chorus) x 2 RETURN TO LIST
CUPIDS Look us over carefully, and then what do you find ? Some darling little fellers who are oken on your mind. And just in case it's not too clear the job we have to do, We'll give an explanation just to make it clear to you. We go out to tickle your fancy, We're the blokes wat plays the dickens wiv yer'earts. Ours is one great industry that's so alive and real We're the clever boys who first discovered " sex-appeal." Here we go round the mulbiry bush, the mulb'ry bush, the mulb'ry bush, Looking out a subject for our darts, We are always busy and although that may be good, It's terrible the overtime we do in Hollywood. We go out to tickle your fancy, We're the blokes wot plays the dickens wiv yer 'earts RETURN TO LIST
Dancing Queen You can dance, you can jive Having the time of your life Ooh see that girl, watch that scene Dig in the dancing queen Friday night and the lights are low Looking out for a place to go Where they play the right music, getting in the swing You come in to look for a king Anybody could be that guy Night is young and the music's high With a bit of rock music, everything is fine You're in the mood for a dance And when you get the chance You are the dancing queen Young and sweet, only seventeen Dancing queen, feel the beat From the tambourine, oh yeah You can dance, you can jive Having the time of your life Ooh see that girl, watch that scene Dig in the dancing queen You're a teaser, you turn 'em on Leave 'em burning and then you're gone Looking out for another, anyone will do You're in the mood for a dance And when you get the chance You are the dancing queen Young and sweet, only seventeen Dancing queen, feel the beat From the tambourine, oh yeah You can dance, you can jive Having the time of your life Ooh see that girl, watch that scene Dig in the dancing queen Dig in the dancing queen RETURN TO LIST
Deep in the Deep Verse:- In us you see three very deep, Deep Sea Scouts, We do our Scouting Fifty Fathoms deep. We never get a visit from a Field Comm, No I.H.Q man comes to have a peep. We seldom get a copy of the Scouting, and our founder, Lord Baden, mentions not our name. They never take us up to see a Gang Show, It's really a blinkin shame. Chorus 1:- No-one ever thinks about a Mer-man, No-one ever thinks of him at all. We're rejects on the bottom of an o-ce-an-ic pale, We don't know why it is but there-by hangs a fishy tale, We've never been invited out to Gilwell, Our lonely life is something to appal, We're Deep Sea Scout-ing Mer-men, who would like to see John Thurman But we get nothing at all. Chorus 2:- No-one ever thinks about a Mer-man, No-one ever thinks of him at all. The tiny bits of news that trickles down is all we get, And when the new proposals came we found they were all wet. We'd love the Chief to come down here and sea us, Oh how we wish the Chief would pay a call, For that our greatest wish is, But his kilt might scare the fishes, So we get nothing at all. Chorus 3:- No-one ever writes about Mer-men, No-one ever cares for us at all. Though Scouts are kind to animals as we know very well, It would be good if they were kind to little fish as well. Let's give a cheer for everyone in scouting. As Deep Sea Scouters let us lead the call, And years will never dim it, for we won't have an age limit, And they'll get nothing at all. (Last ending) We get nothing at all. RETURN TO LIST
Diamonds are a Girl's Best Friend The French are glad to die for love They delight in fighting duels But I prefer a man who lives and gives expensive jewels A kiss on the hand may be quite continental But diamonds are a girl's best friend A kiss may be grand but it won't pay the rental on your humble flat Or help you at the automat Men grow cold as girls grow old and we all lose our charms in the end But square cut or pear shaped these rocks don't lose their shape Diamonds are a girl's best friend TIFFANYS! CARTIER! Black Star, Rossgorm, Talk to me Harry Winston - tell me all about it! There may come a time when a lass need her lawyer But diamonds are a girl's best friend There may come a time when a hard boiled employer thinks You're awful nice but get that ice or else no dice He's your guy when stocks are high But beware when they start to descend Its then that those louses go back to their spouses Diamonds are a girl's best friend I've heard of affairs that are strictly platonic But diamonds are a girl's best friend And I think affairs that you must keep blousonic are better bets If little fets get big baguettes Time rolls on and youth is gone and you can't straighten up when you bend But stiff back or stiff knees you stand straight at Tiffany's Diamonds...diamonds... I don't need rhinestones But diamonds are a girl's best...best friend RETURN TO LIST
DISC BUYERS Verse 1 Everyone knows that kids today buy CD's by the score, They know what they want and what they're paying for. They know all the hit tunes and what their ratings are. And have their favourite star. Chorus Gimme the voice of Robbie Williams, I buy them all of Celine Dion. I like the Manics, I like Madonna, I go for Elton John. Gimme the discs of Ronan Keating For that's where my money's spent. Shaggy's the one for me But I much prefer Old Sir Cliff Richard. Verse 2 Years ago there were Gramophones, they always had to wind, Change the needle every time it must have been a bind. Then they'd play a hundred times a choirboy singing of "Oh for the Wings of a Dove". Verse 3 What an event it was in olden days to play a tune! Silently they'd listen as they sat around the room. Suddenly there'd be a shout you'd hear all over town, "LOOK OUT IT'S RUNNING DOWN" Verse 4 Mothers and dads don't understand and Grandma thinks we're mad They just can't get with it and its very very sad. They had vinyl discs of seventy-eight or thirty-three. Now music's on CD! Verse 5 There was a disturbance in our street not long ago, For in our home music's the love, different sounds wouldn't you know. There was dance; there was Rock, and some Oh what a din. Neighbours were in a spin. Verse 6 When Dad was young, vinyl discs were heavy as a brick, Then the LP's and EP's and singles would sell so quick. CD or minidisk, playing or being a singer. Music is the winner. Verse 7 Say what you like though times have changed as obviously they would All the kids today are every bit as good. Try to understand us we are modern and behave, So lets all have a rave RETURN TO LIST
DISCO INFERNO Burn baby burn! Burn baby burn! Burn baby burn! Burn baby burn! Burnin'! To mass fires, yes! One hundred stories high People gettin' loose y?all gettin' down on the roof - Do you hear? (the folks are flaming) Folks were screamin' - out of control It was so entertainin' - when the boogie started to explode I heard somebody say Burn baby burn! - Disco inferno! Burn baby burn! - Burn that mama down Burn baby burn! - Disco inferno! Burn baby burn! - Burn that mama down Burnin'! Satisfaction (uhu hu hu) came in the chain reaction (burnin') I couldn't get enough, (till I had to self-destroy) so I had to self destruct, (uhu hu hu) The heat was on (burnin'), rising to the top, huh! Everybody's goin' strong (uhu hu hu) And that is when my spark got hot I heard somebody say Burn baby burn! - Disco inferno! Burn baby burn! - Burn that mama down, yoh! Burn baby burn! - Disco inferno! Burn baby burn! - Burn that mama down Burnin'! Up above my head I hear music in the air - I hear music! That makes me know there's (somebody) a party somewhere Satisfaction came in a chain reaction - Do you hear? I couldn't get enough, so I had to self destruct, The heat was on, rising to the top Everybody's goin' strong That is when my spark got hot I heard somebody say Burn baby burn! - Disco inferno! (Aah yeah!) Burn baby burn! - Burn that mama down Burn baby burn! - Disco inferno, yeah! Burn baby burn! - Burn that mama down Burn baby burn! - Disco inferno! (Aah yeah!) Burn baby burn! - Burn that mama down Burn baby burn! - Disco inferno, yeah! Burn baby burn! - Burn that mama down Burnin'! I just can't stop When(till) my spark gets hot Just can't stop When my spark gets hot Burning, burning, burning, burning... Disco Inferno RETURN TO LIST
Do As The Romans Do Prologue Come see the city's roof and towers, And the sun kissed dome There is no place in all the world That can compare with Rome You like it sir, Tis good Senor You like it too my son I think you must be british By the way your'e having fun Verse Come be wise and get rid of your ties When your'e holiday making taking You must open your eyes Get into apparel that suits Throw out your elastic side boots You'll find a place for every taste So hold the hours from going to waste Wake up and make hay Dress up and go Gay Verse Every day on the Appian Way For the benefit of tourists We all dress up and play And tell where the fun can be found At night on the merry go round There's everything for every whim Where lights are bright and lights are dim We'll guide you and so Just let yourself go Chorus Come on and join in the wonders of Rome Come on and do what you can't do at home Do as the Romans do Don't hold your horses just give them a head All inhibitions you've just got to shed Don't lose a minute don't wait to be led Do as the Romans do Sightseeing is like being away from everyday ties Stop at nothing be as bold as gladiators in days of old Come on and take off your work a day wares There's all you want here and nobody cares We live for living so why shouldn't you Fall in and take the cue and do as the Romans do RETURN TO LIST
DOING THE OUIJA Doing the Ouija with the Fiji Island boys at play, This is the latest and the greatest sight you'll see to-day, There's loads of fun for ev'ryone so let them all come, You'll forget your woes and let your feet beat with the drum. Wilder and wilder is the music on the Island air, Though it's a craze it's so amazing and it's yours to share, Get climatised, get synchronised with rhythm and noise, Doing the Ouija with the Fiji Island boys. RETURN TO LIST
ELVIS BLUE SUEDE SHOES Well, it's one for the money, Two for the show, Three to get ready, Now go, cat, go. But don't you step on my blue suede shoes. You can do anything but lay off of my blue suede shoes. Well, you can knock me down, Step in my face, Slander my name All over the place. Do anything that you want to do, but uh-uh, Honey, lay off of my shoes Don't you step on my blue suede shoes. You can do anything but lay off of my blue suede shoes. You can burn my house, Steal my car, Drink my liquor From an old fruitjar. Do anything that you want to do, but uh-uh, Honey, lay off of my shoes Don't you step on my blue suede shoes. You can do anything but lay off of my blue suede shoes. RETURN TO LIST
"EVERY TOM, DICK AND HARRY" There's a smile in the eye of the girls passing by Every Tom, Dick and Harry Off parade they're alight every Saturday night, Every Tom Dick and Harry Just watch them "eyes right" when the girls they recruit They dazzle them all with a snappy salute For they're always too quick, and they know how to click. Every Tom Dick and Harry RETURN TO LIST
EVERYBODY MUST HAVE SOMEONE Everybody must have someone, someone they can call their own. All your troubles lighten, life begins to brighten and you know you'll never be alone, believe me, when you know your someone's someone. All the dreams you dream are coming true, for no-one had to tell me who my someone was when I found you. RETURN TO LIST
Expressing Yourself It doesn't matter if you're large or small, trapezeoid or short or tall, Even if you can't dance at all, all you really gotta do is shine. It doesn't matter if your life's a mess, the whole process will co-a-lesce, Just try to effervesce, all you really gotta do is shine. Ev'ryone is different, it's a natural state; It's a fact, it's plain to see. The world's grey enough without making it worse; We need individuality. 'Cause what the heck is wrong with expressing yourself? What we need is individuality. RETURN TO LIST
EYE OF A TIGER Risin' up, back on the street Did my time, took my chances Went the distance Now I'm back on my feet Just a man and his will to survive So many times, it happens too fast. You trade your passion for glory.. Don't lose your grip on the dreams of the past.. You must fight just to keep them alive [Chorus].. It's the eye of the tiger, It's the thrill of the fight.. Risin' up to the challenge of our rival.. And the last known survivor stalks his prey in the night.. And he's watching us all with the Eye of the tiger.. Face to face, out in the heat, Hangin' tough, stayin' hungry.. They stack the odds, Still we take to the street..For the kill with the skill to survive [Chorus].. Risin' up straight to the top, Had the guts, got the glory.. Went the distance now I'm not gonna stop.. Just a man and his will to survive.. The eye of the tiger, The eye of the tiger ,The eye of the tiger , The eye of the tiger. RETURN TO LIST
FIESTA TIME Once again Fiesta Time, here we are Fiesta Time. Free for all, it's Pantomime Starry bright on a flight when we dance through the night. Once a year the season brings, This great gay-time fit for kings, Ev'ryone can spread their wings For the Fair's in the air ev'rywhere. Music Man strike up the band, Fall in and follow all the way. It's the time, Fiesta Time, ev'rybody's in the Cabaret, You can join the Big Parade. You can dance or serenade. All is fair at the Masquerade, Do you suppose nobody knows anything goes ? Fiesta Time, Fiesta Time, And it's Fiesta Time. Ya! RETURN TO LIST
FLASH BANG WALLOP All lined up in a wedding group, here we are for a photograph. We're all dressed up in morning suits and trying not to laugh. Since the early caveman in his verve took a trip to Gretna Green, There's always been a photographer to record the happy scene. Hold it! Flash, bang, wallop! What a picture, click, what a picture, what a photograph, Poor old soul, blimey what a bloke, hat blown off in a cloud of smoke Clap hands! Stamp your feet. Bangin' on a big, bass drum. What a picture, what a picture, Rum tiddley um pum, pum, pum, pum, Stick it in your fam-lee album. The same thing happened long ago when man was in his prime, And what went on we only know from the snaps he took at the time. When Adam and Eve in their birthday suit(s) decided to get wed, As Adam was about to taste the fruit, the man with the camera said, Hold it! Flash, bang, wallop! What a picture! Click! What a picture! What a photograph! Poor , old Eve there with nothing on, face all read and the figleaf gone. Clap hands! Stamp your feet. Bangin' on the big, bass drum. What a picture! What a picture! Rum diddley um, pum, pum, pum, pum. Stick it in your fam-lee album. You've read it in the fol-ios or seen it in the Shakespeare Play, How Juliette fell for Romeo in the merry month of May, And as he climbed the orchard wall to reach his lady fair, As he tumbled, she began to bawl as he traveled through the air. Hold it! Flash, bang, wallop! What a picture! Click! What a picture! What a photograph! Poor, young chap! What a night he spent! Tights all torn and his rapier bent. Clap hands! Stamp your feet! Bangin' on a big, bass drum. What a picture! What a picture! Rum diddley um, pum, pum, pum, pum. Stick it in your fami-lee album. Hold it! Flash, bang, Wallop. What a picture! Click! What a picture! What a photograph! Poor, young chap! What a night he spent! Tights all torn and his rapier bent. Clap hands! Stamp your feet! Bangin' on a big, bass drum. What a picture! What a picture! Rum diddley um, pum, pum, pum, pum. Stick it in your fami-lee album. Stick it in your fam-lee, stick it in your fam-lee, stick it in your fam-lee - album! RETURN TO LIST
FLINTSTONES Flintstones. Meet the Flintstones. They're the modern stone age family. From the town of Bedrock, They're a page right out of history. Let's ride with the family down the street. Through the courtesy of Fred's two feet. When you're with the Flintstones you'll have a yabba dabba doo time. A dabba doo time. You'll have a gay old time.
FLYING HIGH Com along, come along, to the hangar we must go, Ev'ry man if he can must be off to make a show, Soon upon our way we shall be wending, As we're sending to the world unending, Songs they can sing as they go along the way, Songs That'll bring such a lift to ev'ry day, Throngs on the wing with the weather fair, What can compare when loads of lusty fellows take the air? CHORUS FLYING HIGH, FLYING HIGH, We're over the clouds today, We own the right o' way, Listen to the roaring as we go soaring all together we're banding, And we're looking for a happy landing, thro' the sky, FLYING HIGH, And finding a place in the sun. RETURN TO LIST
Fly Me to The Moon Oh it's often use many words to say a simple thing It takes thought and time and rhyme To make a poem sing With music and words I've been playing For you I have written this song To be sure you known what I'm saying I'll translate as I go along Fly me to the moon, And let me play among the stars. Let me see what spring is like, On Jupiter and Mars. In other words, hold my hand, In other words, darling kiss me. Fill my heart with song, And let me sing forever more, You are all I long for, All I worship and adore, In other words, please be true, In other words, I love you. ........ Fill my heart with song, And let me sing forever more, You are all I long for, All I worship and adore, In other words, please be true, In other words, I love you. RETURN TO LIST
FOLLOW THE CROWD CHORUS Follow the crowd and lets go swinging For we know where there's music in the air It's a great day for singing And there's room for you all to be there Follow the crowd and you'll be glowing With the tempo and the harmony For we all know where we're going Follow the crowd and you'll be one of us And what a company we'll be RETURN TO LIST
FOLLOWING THE LEADER Following the leader the leader the leader We're following the leader wherever he may go We won't be home till morning till morning till morning We won't be home till morning because he told us so We're out for fun and this is the game we play Come on join in and sing your troubles away With a teedle dum a teedle ee do teeday Tee dum Tee Dee A teedle ee do teeday Repeat We march along and these are the words we say Tee Dum Tee Dee a teedle deedle deeay Oh a teedle ee dum a teedle ee do tee day Repeat:last line
FOOD GLORIOUS FOOD Is it worth waiting for? If we live 'til eighty-four all we ever get is gruel! Ev'ry day we say a prayer, Will they change the bill of fare? Still we get the same old gruel! There's not a crust, not a crumb can we find, can we beg, can we borrow or cadge. But there's nothing to stop us from getting a thrill when we all close our eyes and imagine; Food, Glorious Food! Hot sausage and mustard! While we're in the mood, Cold jelly and custard! Pease pudding and saveloys! What next is the question? Rich gentlemen have it boys indyegestion! Food, Glorious Food! We're anxious to try it, Three banquets a day, Our favourite diet! Just picture a great big steak, fried, roasted or stewed. Oh, food, wonderful food, marvellous food. Glorious Food! Food, Glorious Food! Don't care what it looks like, Burned, under-done, crude, Don't care what the cook's like. Just thinking of growing fat, Our senses are reeling, One moment of knowing that full up feeling! Food, Glorious Food! What wouldn't we give for, That extra bit more, That's all that we live for Why should we be fated to do nothing but brood On food, magical food, wonderful food, marvellous food, fabulous food, beautiful food, Glorious Food! RETURN TO LIST
FREEDOM Verse 1 You'll see a dawning in the sky rising higher and higher You'll see the sun on a new born day just like a ball of fire You'll see a light shining over the world just as it ought to be You'll hear a voice in the flames cry out Man was born to be Free Verse 2 You'll see a change in the minds of men when they can understand All men are brothers great and small just like the master planned Colour and creed will be as one, one world in unity When all nations rise and Man was born to be free. Chorus War will end and disappear Man will never walk in fear Frontiers will vanish out of sight And we will walk in pathways bright out of darkness into light To live our lives in liberty For Man Was Born to be free RETURN TO LIST
FREE AND FRIPPENCE HAPENNY Free and frippence hapenny is all that I have got, Free and frippence hapenny perhaps it's not a lot. Free and frippence hapenny is not much good to you, But free and frippence hapenny is the best that I can do RETURN TO LIST
THE GALLOPING MAJOR VI When I was in the army I was a cavalryman, you know and whenever I went on parade A magnificent picture I made Through my galloping here, and my galloping there This ridiculous habit I got And I'm hanged if I don't think I'm galloping now Whether up in the saddle or not And the people they stare at me so For it matter not where I may go ..... it's Chorus Bumpity, Bumpity, Bumpity, Bump, As if I was riding my charger Bumpity, Bumpity, Bumpity, Bump, As proud as an Indian Rajah All the girls declare That I'm a gay old stager Hey hey clear the way Here comes the Galloping Major! V2 Last year I thought I'd treat myself to a holiday by the sea So I went and my quarters I fixed Then I found that the bathing was mixed So I galloped away to a bathing machine In the busiest part of the day And soon I felt at home with the girls in the water And joined in their frivolous play They are beautiful creatures, but, Lor! How they giggled as soon as they saw.... me V3 I always was a ladies man and a favourite with the sex Well, I called upon one yesterday Though I won't give the lady away She started to talk of my army career And was quite interested you see But I got rather tired so we talk 'd about her Which was more interesting to me And she'd said I 'd been taking some wine For as soon as we sat down to dine ......I went V4 I don't tell everyone, but still, I was married some time ago I regret of the matter to speak We were only together a week I endeavoured, of course, to make Gwendolyn happy But one day alas and alack That impulsive young creature ran home to her mother And told her she wouldn't go back When I said I thought it was rough She replied that she 'd had quite enough of .......my RETURN TO LIST
Gang Show Magic Once again we have filled the evening With Gang Show magic just for you Rafters ringing with vices singing Our melodies both old and new Now its over and sad to say The spell is broken till that happy day When we make three wishes and the recapture That gang show magic again. BR> RETURN TO LIST
GANG SHOW SLAVES Back stage in the chaos and the clamour, Ev'ry show must have a back-stage mob, They don't get the spotlight or the glamour, They just have to get on with their job. Though they get a mention in the programme, No one knows what trails they go through, Collecting props and costumes, scripts and music, Just to have a decent show to bring to you. 1. We're just the slaves of the Gang Show, We are the folk who do the work, I am the brains behind the show I'm such a clever chap, As your Producer I'm relieved to hear the audience clap, Cos if it is a flop then I'm the one who'll take the rap, Oh, Gang Show slaves are we 2. We're just the slaves of the Gang Show, We're just the brains behind the Show, As musical Director I'm a man of class and poise, I wave my little stick and try to keep time with the boys Whil'st glaring at the Orchestra who make too much darned noise Oh! Gang Show slaves are we. 3. We're just the slaves of the Gang show, We're just the back room boys and girls. Night after night my ladies make up trousers, hats and skirts, They use up miles of thread and cloth for blouses, coats and skirts, But should you misbehave they'll stick a pin right where it hurts, Oh! Gang Show slaves are we. 4. We're just the slaves of the Gang Show, Without us there would be no show. For months I go around collecting switches, bulbs and wire, I even fill the water buckets just in case of fire, Then just to make the numbers up they stick me in the choir, Oh! Gang Slaves are we. 5. We're just the slaves of the Gang show, Night after night we do our work, I'm Treasurer, a busy bloke who hasn't time to eat, I'll take your cheque, collect your cash, and give you your receipt, I never see a show because I can't afford a seat, Oh! Gang Show slaves are we. 6. We're just the slaves of the Gang Show, We never grumble or complain, I am the man who operates with hammer and with nails, No matter what producers want the Prop man never fails, Boxes, swords, or axes, or cardboard hats or horses tails. Oh! Gang Show slaves are we. 7. We're just the slaves of the Gang Show, Sometimes we wish we'd never joined. I'm a most important bloke, publicity's my job, With adverts, posters, bills and raffle tickets, five a bob, If anyone should interfere I just shout "shut your………." (shout "Hey") Oh! Gang Show slaves are we. 8. We're just the slaves of the Gang Show. Night after night we do our bit. They just take me for granted, and never think of me, Until they want a can of pop or cup of 'Rosy lea' But they'll look sick on Saturday if there's no Gang Show tea, Oh! Gang Show slaves are we. 9. We're just the slaves of the Gang Show, We slog away week after week. Who must stick religiously to each rehearsal list, Who must turn up regularly or be really missed, Who's the biggest slave of all the GANG SHOW PIANIST! Oh! Gang Show slaves are we. We're just the slaves of the Gang Show, Sometimes we're positively sick, With nerves on edge and tempers frayed we argue and we shout, We often wonder what the blinkin' Show is all about, But in the end we settle down and hope it will work out, It's no good, we've been hooked, and we'll never get free, Cos Gang Show slaves are we (we really like ) Gang Show slaves are we RETURN TO LIST
GET HAPPY Forget your troubles and just get happy You better chase all your cares away Sing hallelujah come on get happy Get ready for the judgement day The sun is shinin' come on get happy The Lord is waiting to take your hand Shout hallelujah come on get happy We're going to the promised land We're headin' cross the river wash your sins 'way in the tide Its all so peaceful on the other side Forget your troubles and just get happy You better chase all your cares away Shout hallelujah come on get happy Get ready for the judgement day RETURN TO LIST
GING GANG GOOLI Ging gang gooli gooli gooli gooli watcha Ging gang goo ging gang goo Ging gang gooli gooli gooli gooli watcha Ging gang goo ging gang goo Hayla hayla shayla hayla shayla hayla more Hayla hayla shayla hayla shayla hayla more Shallywally shallywally shallywally shallywally Oomp pa Oomp pah (ad lib) RETURN TO LIST
GIRLS ARE SUCH AN OVER RATED PASTIME Girls are such an over-rated pastime, I'd even rather kiss my mum. The girls have heard about me and they drive me up the pole. It s just because they heard that I was in the Wolf Patrol. I've heard about this Annie gal, who always went a-gunnin' To all the men about the town she really was so stunnin'. I wish she's make the Borough play the same team two weeks runnin' Girls are such an over-rated pastime. RETURN TO LIST
GIVE A LITTLE LOVE We could have been anything that we wanted to be And it's not too late to change I'd be de/ighted to give it some thought Maybe you'll agree that we really ought to, three four, We could've been anything that we wanted to be Yes that decision was ours It's been decided, we're weaker divided Let friendship double up our powers RETURN TO LIST
GO INTO YOUR DANCE When your luck's out and you're in a 'tiz And you don't know what the answer is, Try the Show World where the mono is "Go into your Dance". When your jokes fail and there's no retreat Then forget the patter and use your feet, It's an old trick and it works a treat, Go into your dance. Go into your dance. Go into your dance. When the world is topsy-turvy and you're not the price of a crumb, Hold the stage and don't give in whenever the laughs won't come. You must stand there and deserve your rights, You must go out there and win your fights, 'Til the day you see your name in lights Go into your dance. Go into your dance. RETURN TO LIST
GOOD DAY SUNSHINE Good day sunshine, Good day sunshine, Good day sunshine. I need to laugh, and when the sun is out I've got something I can laugh about, I feel good, in a special way. I'm in love and it's a sunny day. Good day sunshine, Good day sunshine, Good day sunshine. We take a walk, the sun is shining down, Burns my feet as they touch the ground. Good day sunshine, Good day sunshine, Good day sunshine. And then we lie, beneath a shady tree, I love her and she's loving me. She feels good, she knows she's looking fine. I'm so proud to know that she is mine. Good day sunshine, Good day sunshine, Good day sunshine. Good day sunshine, Good day sunshine, Good day sunshine, Good day sunshine. RETURN TO LIST
GOODNIGHT Now we've reached the end of our show. But before we let you all go, We'll give you a reprise Of our favorite melodies. As the moments all tick away, There is just one more thing left to say, Goodnight to you all, the curtain must fall And maybe we shall meet again some day. RETURN TO LIST
GOOD TO BE ME 1 2 3 Its Good to be Me 1,2,3 good to be me, 1 2 3 1,2,3 good to be me, 1 2 3 1,2,3 it's good to be me and I want the world to know it's good to be me 1,2,3 it's good to be me and I want the world to know it's good to be me I'm a special person and there's only one of me And no-one else is prouder of the person that is me 1,2,3 good to be me, 1 2 3 1,2,3 good to be me, 1 2 3 1,2,3 it's good to be me and I want the world to know it's good to be me 1,2,3 it's good to be me and I want the world to know it's good to be me I'm a special person and there's only one of me And no-one else is prouder of the person that is me 1,2,3 good to be me, 1 2 3 1,2,3 good to be me, 1 2 3 I'm a special person and there's only one of me And no-one else is prouder of the person that is me 1,2,3 good to be me, 1 2 3 1,2,3 good to be me, 1 2 3 1,2,3 good to be me, 1 2 3 1,2,3 good to be me, 1 2 3 RETURN TO LIST
Greased Lightnin Well this car is automatic, it's systematic, it's hydromatic Why it's greased lightnin'! We'll get some overhead lifters, and four barrel quads, oh yeah Keep talkin', whoah keep talkin' Fuel injection cut off, and chrome plated rods, oh yeah I'll get the money, I'll see you get the money With a four-speed on the floor, they'll be waitin' at the door You know that ain't shit when we'll be gettin' lots of tit in greased lightnin' Chorus: Go, greased lightnin', you're burnin' up the quarter mile Greased lightnin', go greased lightnin' Go, greased lightnin', you're coastin' through the heat lap trials Greased lightnin', go greased lightnin' You are supreme, the chicks'll cream for greased lightnin' We'll get some purple French tail lights and thirty-inch fins, oh yeah A palomino dashboard and duel muffler twins, oh yeah With new pistons, plugs, and shocks, I can get off my rocks You know that I ain't braggin', she's a real pussy wagon - greased lightnin' chorus repeats 2x RETURN TO LIST
HALLOWEEN Halloween, We're celebrating now for Halloween, And when you're celebrating, ev'ry-body's sharing, And no-body's sharing, what the morning's going to bring. Halloween, Come on and follow where the leader goes Come on and join us in the show of shows Put on your fancy clothes, All your buttons and bows. We'll have a night to-night. When the moon is high, Out comes the Bogey Men, And the Witches riding in the sky. Once you've been, You'll never miss another Halloween, Get in and then you'll all become a part of it, >From the start of it, You'll say it's the best you've ever seen; Halloween. RETURN TO LIST
Hallelujah Chorus Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Hallelujah! For the Lord God Omnipotent reigneth. Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Hallelujah! For the Lord God omnipotent reigneth. Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Hallelujah! The kingdom of this world Is become the kingdom of our Lord, And of His Christ, and of His Christ; And He shall reign for ever and ever, For ever and ever, forever and ever, King of kings, and Lord of lords, King of kings, and Lord of lords, And Lord of lords, And He shall reign, And He shall reign forever and ever, King of kings, forever and ever, And Lord of lords, Hallelujah! Hallelujah! And He shall reign forever and ever, King of kings! and Lord of lords! And He shall reign forever and ever, King of kings! and Lord of lords! Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Hallelujah! RETURN TO LIST
HAPPY LAND We shall hear the Call of the Trumpets sounding loudly the King's command. And for ever more on that Golden Shore we shall be in the Happy Land We shall play our harps in the realms of glory, there with the Heavenly Band There will be no night, in our robes of white we shall be in the Happy Land There'll be no sorrow when we're in that great array We'll sing ''Alleluia, Alleluia" all the day We shall walk, walk, walk, where the green, green pastures grow by the Master's Hand And we'll sing our song of praise when we get to the Happy Land RETURN TO LIST
HAWAII There's a land where palm trees sway: where you dream the hours away Go anywheie in the world that you wish, no metropolis can boast of a place like this: It's all go in Hawaii, - All go - go in Hawaii, - Fun's a-plenty of ev'ry sort: Name it, they will supply the sport. Best of all when the fleet's in port in Hawaii. You've got to see Hawaii: There's nothing like Hawaii Ev'ry step and enchanted treat: Ev'ry movement is on the beat: See the girls shake there shredded wheat in Hawaii. Dancing girls beneath the palms and pines, Stimulate like the rarest wines: You will find it's not alone the lovely moon that shines. When you get to Hawaii, you'll never leave Hawaii; Ev'ryone there is on the mark, in the sunlight or in the dark; What a place for the Navy Lark, in Hawaii. RETURN TO LIST
HAYRIDE It's the day we depend upon put your best bib and tucker on, This is the day when we're excited, and not a soul can blame us if we're delighted. We're getting the lot, here's what's what. It's the day we've been waiting for, and we know what the ride is for, We're going to see the sun at dawning and we shall all be broke before early morning. Who cares about dough when we know. CHORUS We're going for a hayride, we're off on a hayride, It's one time when we don't care, You can't afford not to be here aboard, We're on our way to Pinner Fair. We've a nice pair of horses, a fine pair of horses, Made for a heavy load, We sing as we go and we shout out "Hello" When there's anybody on the road. In our Sunday suits you can bet your boots, We look the same as County Earls. And when we arrive, we shall make a dive, We want to see the pretty girls. Oh we're off on a hayride and this is a hayride, what ever comes we share. We'll carry on and we may not get home, 'til the dawn, so jump on the wagon, join in the hayride, down to Pinner Fair. RETURN TO LIST
HERE WE ARE AGAIN Here we are again with yet another show Gone's the waiting time you know So light the lights in Middlesbrough For the gang all the gang's back in town Yet again we meet you and the meetings great Lots of years to celebrate and every years another date When the gang all the gang's back in town. It's all like a story book On we go like Tennyson's Brook Let the party start and as the hosts to you Here's what we're all set to do To prove again in this revue We are birds of a feather and when we're together We're going to be the talk of the town. RETURN TO LIST
HERE'S TO THE BORO Here's to the hearts and the hands of the men Who built up old Middlesbrough way back when Here's to their courage and here's to their pride Here's to the Boro, the heart of Teesside RETURN TO LIST
HOLD YOUR HAND OUT NAUGHTY BOY! At the club one ev'ning Jones was telling all his pain How much he hated girls, despised their golden curls. "You boy! Last night in the pain moonlight I saw yer! I saw yer! With a nice girl in the park You were strolling full of joy, And you told her you'd never kissed a girl before Hold your hand out, naughty boy!" RETURN TO LIST
HOME Hong Kong, Shanghai, San Francisco, Cairo, Venice or Bengal. Hamburg, Paris or Vienna, you be sure I've seen 'em all, And it's not a case of illusion that I've come to this conclusion: You can talk of New York; the lights of Times Square, Go where you will there is no thoroughfare, Anywhere in the world that can ever compare with the sidewalks of my Home Town. Go if you like where playboys play, shout from the rooftops but here's what I say, Keep the Champs Elysees, you can have Broadway for the sidewalks of my Home Town. Go where you will, keep looking til' night follows the morn. No city has girls pretty as the place where I was born. Everbody's a friend, ev'ry son of a gun, That's where a handshake is second to none. That's where I find me my place in the sun and I feel like a king with a crown, When I'm walking up and down the sidewalks of my Home Town. It may be London, it may be Crewe, it might be Wigan or Timbuctoo, Where ever you mention its home sweet home to someone. It may be Dover or Nottingham, it might be Bolton or Birminham Wherever you mention it's somebody's home sweet home. It may be Belfast the Glens and Vales, The Rhonda Valley or Northern Wales, Wherever you mention it's home sweet home to someone. It may be Land's End or Plymouth Hoe, It might be Stockton or Middlesbrough. Wherever you mention it's somebody's home sweet home. RETURN TO LIST
HONG KONG BLUES Verse 1 You can go to New Orleans on any dancing floor, Merseyside or Trinidad or down to Bangalore. But you'll find no other school Like ours so sample it cool. Verse 2 We can sail the seven seas, to cities big and small But beyond a doubt this is our favourite port of call. When it's shore leave we can go And here you've got the lot so Come on you music master, we want to hear the sound And you know the style we're going to choose, For there's nothing in the land - anywhere you go to beat the band Who plays ~The Hong Kong Blues" This is the kind of music, keeping the midnight sun Dancing through the hours he wouldn't lose For there isn't any beat that was ever heard on Basin Street Good as "The Hong Kong Blues ~ They play it high and then they play it sweet and low down It's got a sound nobody ever heard before And then you shuffle like your lazy And your head is feeling hazy but your crazy for more No maner where you come from no maner where you go And it doesn't matter where you've been You can travel up and down - but you've got to go to China Town To hear that "Hong Kong", (I said the "Hong Kong") To hear the "Hong Kong Blues" RETURN TO LIST
I can do that [MIKE] I'm watchin' Sis Go pitterpat. Said, "I can do that, I can do that." Knew ev'ry step Right off the bat. Said, "I can do that, I can do that." One morning Sis won't go to dance class I grabbed her shoes and tights and all, But my foot's too small, So, I stuff her shoes With extra socks, Run seven blocks In nothin' flat. Hell, I can do that, I can do that. I got to class And had it made, And so I stayed The rest of my life. All thanks to Sis (Now married and fat), I can do this. That I can do! I can do that. Tap your troubles away Tap your troubles away You've bounced a big check Your mom has the vapors Tap your troubles away Your car had a wreck They're serving you papers When you're the one that it always rains on Simply try putting your Mary Janes on Your boss just gave you the axe There's years of back tax You simply can't pay Of a sky full of crap Always lands in your lap Make a curtsey and Tap your troubles away Tap your troubles away You're sued for divorce Your brother gets locked up Tap your troubles away You're fat as a horse And find that you're knocked up When you need something to turn your mind off Why not try tapping your poor behind off? Your boat goes over the falls The plane you're on stalls The pilot yells "pray" When your parachute strap Is beginning to snap Smile a big smile And tap, tap, tap your troubles away When the wolf's at the door There's a bluebird in store If you glide cross the floor Till your ankles get sore Just tap your troubles away! Your troubles away Your troubles away Your troubles away RETURN TO LIST
I FEEL PRETTY I feel pretty oh so pretty I feel pretty and witty and bright And I pity any girl who isn't me tonight I feel charming oh so charming It's alarming how charming I fee/ And so pretty that I hardly can believe I'm real See the pretty girl in that mirror there Who can that attractive girl be Such a pretty face, such a pretty dress Such a pretty smile such a pretty me I feel stunning and entrancing Feel like running and dancing forjoy For I'm loved by a pretty wonderful boy RETURN TO LIST
IF THE RAIN'S GOT TO FALL If the rain's got to fall let it fall on Wednesday, Tuesday, Monday, any day but Sunday Sunday's the day when it's got to be fine 'Cause that's when I'm meeting my girl. If the rain's got to fall, let it fall on Maidstone, Oakstone, Any place but Folkstone Folkstone's the place where it's got to be fine, 'Cause that's where I'm meeting my girl. What could be wetter or damper than to sit on a picnic hamper Sipping a Sarsparella underneath a leaky umbrella? If the rain's got to fall, let it fall on Thursday, Saturday, Friday, any day but my day Sunday's the day when it's got to be fine 'Cause that's when I'm meeting my girl. RETURN TO LIST
I Got Rhythm Days can be sunny, with never a sigh Don't need what money can buy Birds in the trees sing their day full of song Why shouldn't we sing along? I'm chipper all the day, happy with my lot How do I get that way? Look at what I've got I got rhythm, I got music I got my man Who could ask for anything more? I got daisys, in green pastures I got my man Who could ask for anything more? Old man trouble I don't mind him You won't find him 'round my door I got starlight I got sweet dreams I got my man Who could ask for anything more ? ----- scat ----- Old man trouble I don't mind him You won't find him, 'round my door I got starlight I got sweet dreams I got my man Who could ask for anything more ? I got rhythm, I got music I got daisys, in green pastures I got starlight I got sweet dreams I got my man Who could ask for anything more ? RETURN TO LIST
I SEE RED When I hear the drumming and I get the tempo humming in my head, I see Red! When I get the rhythm of a beat, something seems to happen to my feet Everything just scatters and there s nothing else that matters I get led, I see Red! and it sends me high All my feathers fly as I tread— I see Red! It's a kick and only found—when you've really heard the Sound, And you never want to see the morning ever come round. It's the kind of Voo-doo that can drive away my hoo-doo, and instead, Like I said, I see Red! I see Red! I see Red! RETURN TO LIST
I THINK WE'LL GO PARADIN The simple things of Life are best, The poets often say, And I am certain they Believe it all the way. How simple is my invitation, Such an age-old innovation, But we seem to like it best of all. I think we'll go paradin'The After Church Paradin' To stroll on Sunday Evening is a lovely thing to do, And as we go Paradin' We'll bow to those invadin' The way we choose-the way they've chosen too. I want to show the people that you belong to me, That I'm the lucky fella you are keeping company, So come let's go Paradin' Oh my, when you're arrayed in That Sunday dress, I'd walk for miles with you. RETURN TO LIST
I'M A FELLA WITH AN UMBRELLA I'm just a fella, a fella with an umbrella, Looking for a girl who saved her love for a rainy day. I'm just a fella, a fella with an umbrella, Glad to see the skies of blue have turned into skies of gray. Raindrops have brought us together, And that's what I long to see. Maybe the break in the weather will prove to be a break for me. So I'll be the fella, that fella with an umbrella, If you'll be the girl who saved her love for a rainy day. Oh, the raindrops have brought us together, And that's what I long to see. Maybe the break in the weather will prove to be a big break for me. So I'll be the fella, the kid with the small umbrella, If you'll be the girl who saved her love for a rainy day. If you will be the girl, the girl who saved her love for a rainy day. RETURN TO LIST
I'M AN INDIAN TOO Like the Seminole, Navajo, Kickapoo Like those Indians I'm an Indian too A Sioux A Sioux Just like Battle Axe, Hatchet Face, Eagle Nose Like those Indians I'm an Indian too A Sioux A Sioux Some Indian summer's day Without a sound I may hide away With Big Chief Hole-in-the-Ground And I'll have totem poles, tomahawks, pipes of peace Which will go to prove I'm an Indian too A Sioux A Sioux With my chief in his teepee We'll raise an Indian family And I'll be busy night and day Looking like a flour sack With two papooses on my back And three papooses on the way Like the Chippewa, Iroquois, Omaha Like those Indians I'm an Indian too A Sioux A Sioux Just like Rising Moon, Falling Pants, Running Nose Like those Indians I'm an Indian too A Sioux A Sioux Some Indian summer's day Without a care I may run away With Big Chief Son-of-a-Bear And I'll wear moccasins, wampum beads, feather hats Which will go to prove I'm an Indian too A Sioux A Sioux RETURN TO LIST
I'M GETTING RID OF MY SHADOWS I'm getting rid of my shadows, I'm going to give them the air, Take a look and see how they follow me ev'ry where. Oh, who wants to bother with shadows? They'll go wherever you go Do we need them ? Or want to breed 'em ? no, no, no. I'm fed up with having something near me when I'm walking down the street, And it's worse, in reverse when it gets under my feet, So I'm getting rid of the chip on my shoulder and I'm having a try, Just to walk out all on my own when I have bid all my shadows "Goodbye." RETURN TO LIST
IT MAKES YOU THINK We know the men of science all intend to make things hum, But will it all be for our good? This shape of things to come Or is it going to cause a lot of pandemonium? It makes you think As we're the blokes who really stand to win or lose the most Suppose one day they shrivel up the world from coast to coast? All we can do is let them and just giggle as we roast. It makes you think. Progress may be a wonderful thing, they aim to reach the top. It's O.K. to discover things, but will they know when to stop. To get to Yankee land in half an hour perhaps is great, America will be as near as our old garden gate, But will Old England then become their fifty second State? It makes you think. RETURN TO LIST
IT'S A BEAUTIFUL THING TO GO NOWHERE Speed isn't my word, but speed is the bye-word That's sending us crazy today. Now the master is Faster Faster, Get on, or get out of the way. Every second has got to be reckoned In revving away to the skies, What a pity Modern Folk can't realise. IT'S A BEAUTIFUL THING TO GO NOWHERE Doing nothing at all, Plenty of time to look at the sun Forgetting Father Time and all the things he's done. Oh I you don't have to hurry in No-Where Never a worry or sigh, The day is yours to laze about, Time to dream when the stars come out IT'S A BEAUTIFUL THING TO GO NOWHERE Watching the clouds roll by. RETURN TO LIST
IT'S A HARD-KNOCK LIFE It's the hard-knock life for us! It's the hard-knock life for us! 'Steada treated we get tricked 'Stead kisses we get kicked, It's a hard-knock life! Got no folks to speak of, so, It's the hard-knock row we hoe. Cotton blankets 'steada wool, Empty bellies 'steada full, It's the hard-knock life! Don't it feel like the wind is always howlin'? Don't it seem like there's never any light? Once a day don't you want to throw the towel in? It's easier than puttin' up a fight. No one's there when your dreams at night get creepy, No one cares if you grow, or if you srink, No one dries when your eyes get wet and weepy. From cryin' you would think this place would sink. Oh! Santa Clause we never see, Santa Clause, What's that? Who's he? No one cares for you a smidge When you're in an orphanidge, It's a hard-knock life (Yes it is) It's a hard-knock life. (Yes it is) It's a Hard-Knock Life. RETURN TO LIST
IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE " Why are we dressed in this cheery array? What is the song in our hearts? What are the mem'ries to cover our way? Why such a glorious start? We know the signposts that point to the road, Making the best of each day, Ours is a pathway for all to share, Ours the broad highway. CHORUS Out in the rain boys, or out in the snow, Out in the sunshine, where ever you go, Theres one thing all we fellows know, Gee it's a wonderful life. Whether in Highlands or down in the dale, Over the river, and on to the vale We hike along the Rainbow Trail, Gee it's a wonderful life. When your out about with scouting your as happy as a king. If you're tracking in a meadow or a bird upon the wing. In the Autumn or the Winter, Or the Summer or the Spring. It's the most remarkable thing; Out with the gang boys, and journeying to Lands of adventure, awaiting for you, You find your day dreams coming true, Gee it's a wonderful life, You bet it's a wonderful life. Stretching before us are paths that are new, Better than any you've seen. And with a chorus to carry you through On to the pastures of green. We are the boys who are leading the way, Taking the world in our stride, Ours is the movement that rolls along Riding on the tide. RETURN TO LIST
ITS GANG SHOW TIME Verse Don't shove don't push keep in time O K sir you're doing fine Soon you all can rise and shine Because the doors will open up and you can go and see the Gang Show, Crowded trains loom into sight Bus loads car loads here alight All the world seems here tonight And we are coppers on the job and have to stick it And how we envy everyone who has a ticket Hello there's something brewing Yes there's something up and doing And here's what you've been waiting for At last the doors are open So in you go, on boys, on with the show Chorus All roads lead to Middlesbrough And it's the same at this time of the year When the Scouts of Boro go a fete- ing Move along there please you must not keep the curtain waiting All roads lead to Middlesbrough And the Theatre is the Target sublime So come along step high and wide You'll get your programmes just inside All roads lead to Middlesbrough because it's Gang Show time.
IT'S GONNA BE WARM Get aboard if you wanna come down, it's the hottest affair in the town There's a Fiery Show going on below, It's gonna be warm! We are throwing a party tonight, And we'll set ev'rybody alight, It'll be a treat turning on the heat, It's gonna be warm for We're having a bonfire, we'll be burning the lot Mr. Lucifer's ardent followers Gonna be hotter than hot. It's gonna be warm it's gonna be warm You can bet your life it's gonna be WARM RETURN TO LIST
IT'S GREAT TO BE YOUNG Down the wide open road we go swinging, Gee its great to be young, With a song in our heart we're a-singing, Gee it's great to be young. Though stormy winds may blow, I'll let them blow, For each day seems to say this Is our day, Gee it's great to be young. When I leap put of bed in the morning, Gee! Its great to be young. I can laugh at the Weather-man's warning, Gee its great to be young. I want to shout and sing, here comes the Spring, Life is mine and it's fine in the sunshine, Gee it's great to be young. I can hike as I like on the highway, Gee! It's great to be young. All the trees wave their leaves along my way, Gee! It's great to be young. I feel the free fresh air, I've not one care, work is play as I say, “It's my Hey-day” Gee it's great to be young. I can swim with such vim in the ocean, Gee! It's great to be young. Not a pause for a cause of commotion, Gee! It's great to be young. I'm out to reach my goal, body and soul. Will unite in the fight for the sunlight Gee! It's great to be young. Down the wide open road we go swinging, Gee! It's great to be young. With a song in our hearts we're a-singing, Gee! It's great to be young. Though stormy winds may blow, we'll let them blow. For each day seems to say “This is OUR day”, Gee! It's great to be young RETURN TO LIST
IT'S JUST A THING CALLED LOVE" Strong is the iron the Universe hails Formed by the sweat and the work it entails. But high are our girders and strong are the rails, WE MAKE AND LEARN TO LOVE. Who are the men who caused to be born The towering furnace that lights up the dawn. They're Samuelson, Bell, Gjers, Bolckow and Vaughan; THESE ARE THE NAMES WE LOVE. Loud are the anthems that ring with our praise, Out on a flowing breeze, Let us remember what Gladscone said, ''This infant child, this Hercules '' ! The Sydney Bridge, so majestic and fine, The bridge of Lambeth, the bridge of the Tyne, Were made by our Fathers, its yours and its mine IT STANDS FOR ALL WE LOVE, RETURN TO LIST
IT'S SHOWTIME It's Showtime so it's go-time And we're all at the ready A world of entertainment here to view When we ring up the curtain on a new revue It's Gang Show and the Gang Show Rolls along on the fairway Singing that will make you tap your feet Rhythm with a captivating beat So right away we'll make it clear Life begins when the Gangs all here If it's Showtime then there's no time to delay Let's get going we're certain of the talents we display The curtains up and now we're going to blaze away We all know where we're heading And the good news we're spreading So that everybody will know Here we are with a New Gang Show RETURN TO LIST
I'VE GOT A GOLDEN TICKET I never thought my life could be anything but catastrophe But suddenly I begin to see a bit of good luck for me Cos I've got a golden ticket I've got a golden twinkle in my eye I never had a chance to shine never a happy song to sing, But suddenly half the world is mine! What an amazing thing Cos I've got a golden ticket. It's ours Charlie! I've got a golden sun up in the sky. I never thought I'd see the day when I would face the world and say, "Good morning. Look at the sun." I never thought that I would be slap in the lap of luxury Cause I have said it couldn't be done But it can be done. I never dreamed that I would climb over the moon in ecstasy, But nevertheless it's there that I'm shortly about to be Cos I've got a golden ticket I've got a golden chance to make my way! And with the golden ticket it's a golden day. Good morning! Look at the sun! Cause I have said, "It couldn't be done" But it can be done. I never dreamed that I would climb over the moon in ecstasy, But nevertheless it's there that I'm shortly about to be Cause I've got a golden ticket. Cause I've got a golden ticket. I've got a golden chance to make my way And with a golden ticket it's a golden day. RETURN TO LIST
Jubilee Year Stand by! there's a big thing happening, Make ev'rybody aware. Strike out the banners, the flags and the bunting, and tell the world of our wonderful year. Come on! There's no time to hang about, we've all got something to share. Let's get together forget all your troubles and really make this a wonderful year. Make it a year of gladness Make it a year of love. Most of all lets make it a time to thank our Lord above. Join hands with your friends and neighbours and show ev'ryone that you care. This is the time for a real celebration, not just for us, but for the whole of the nation. Make it your affair, To make this a wonderful Jubilee/Olympic Year! (Last time ending:-) Make this a wonderful, happy and glorious, wonderful Jubilee Year RETURN TO LIST
JUNGLE RHYTHM That morning sun peeks over the mountains And all the rhinos rub their eyes When they hear (hear what?) Hear the jungle rhythm Those birds are tap-tap-tappin' the tree trunks The busy bee hums as he flies Loud and clear To the jungle rhythm Now you can hightail it out of the jungle But it never leaves your heart First you feel that beat start bubbling under Then you hear the tom-toms Loud as thunder (it's moving me!) Sounds a lot like being free When you feel Feel the jungle rhythm Feel the Jungle rhythm (come on, Mowgli!) Can't do without rhythm And when it fills the air Animals everywhere Join in the dance You'll dance along with'em Feeling it steal your soul -We'll stomp our paws! -Flap our wings! Maybe do one or two crazy things -Kan Khan! -Yeah that's it! -Uh ha, uh ha! awooo hip hip hip (...) Check out those chat-chat-chattering monkeys Swinging through the banyan trees Two By two (two by two) To the jungle rhythm Sounds like a wolf pack Way in the distance Singing pretty harmonies Woo-woo-woo (woo-woo-woo) To the jungle rhythm -Yeah! That's it! Now you can hightail it out of the jungle But it never leaves your heart First you feel that beat start bubbling under Then you hear the tom-toms Loud as thunder (it's moving me!) Sounds a lot like being free When I feel (When I feel) (When I feel) (When I feel) Feel the jungle rhythm! RETURN TO LIST
KING OF THE SWINGERS Now I'm the king of the swingers Oh, the jungle VIP I've reached the top and had to stop And that's what botherin' me I wanna be a man, mancub And stroll right into town And be just like the other men I'm tired of monkeyin' around! Oh, oobee doo I wanna be like you I wanna walk like you Talk like you, too You'll see it's true An ape like me Can learn to be humen too ( Gee, cousin Louie You're doin' real good Now here's your part of the deal, cuz Lay the secret on me of man's red fire But I don't know how to make fire ) Now don't try to kid me, mancub I made a deal with you What I desire is man's red fire To make my dream come true Give me the secret, mancub Clue me what to do Give me the power of man's red flower So I can be like you You! I wanna be like you I wanna talk like you Walk like you, too You'll see it's true Someone like me Can learn to be Like someone like me Can learn to be Like someone like you Can learn to be Like someone like you RETURN TO LIST
KNEES UP MOTHER BROWN KNEES UP MOTHER BROWN! Well! KNEES UP MOTHER BROWN! Under the table you must go Ee-i-ee-i-ee-i-oh! If I catch you bending I'll saw your leg right off. So, knees up, knees up! Don't get the breeze up KNEES UP MOTHER BROWN. RETURN TO LIST
Knights of the Round Table We're knights of the round table We dance when e're we're able We do routines and chorus scenes With footwork impecc-able We dine well here in Camelot We eat ham and jam and spamalot We're knights of the round table Our shows are form-i-dable But many times we're given rhymes That are quite unsingable We're opera mad in Camelot We sing from the diaphragm a lot We're knights of the round table Although we live a fable We're not just bums with royal mums We've brains that are quite able We've a busy life in Camelot Solo:- I have to push the pram a lot We're knights of the round table We dance when e're we're able We do routines and gory scenes That are too hot for cable We eat ham and jam We eat ham and jam and spamalot (All spoken) SPAMALOT RETURN TO LIST
KNOCKING AT THE DOOR FOR MABEL We're going through some awful days, Our home has lost its peaceful ways. For the boys have started up a craze— KNOCKING AT THE DOOR FOR MABEL. They must be daft, they must be dumb, And they are driving us all numb, Through the day and night the blighters come KNOCKING AT THE DOOR FOR MABEL. On lanky ones and short ones she appears to cast a spell, On fatty ones and skinny ones as well. We get the spivs with shoulders wide And pimply ones we can't abide. And there's one bloke comes who's so cock-eyed KNOCKING AT THE DOOR FOR MABEL. RETURN TO LIST
LADY JIVES Sole and Heel your dancing shoes. Drop the drawbridge spread the news. Roll up the carpet and you d better come down Lady Macbeth is going to town. Get the girls from Elsinore March the men from Agincourt, Pick up the rhythm as you gather around, Lady Macbeth is going to town. High jinks, low jinks, Flat out and no retard, no one cares, if the bard is the Bacon or the Bacon is the Bard. Here comes Stratford in your reach All once more into the Breach, Come on ye women and ye men of renown, Lady Macbeth is going to town Lady Macbeth is going to town Lady Macbeth is going to town. RETURN TO LIST
LAMBETH WALK Lambeth you've never seen, The skies ain't blue the grass ain't green. It hasn't got the Mayfair touch, But that don't matter very much. We play the Lambeth way, Not like you but a bit more gay. And when we have a bit of fun oh, Boy. Anytime you've Lambeth way Any evening any day, You'll find us all doin' the Lambeth walk. Ev'ry little Lambeth gal With her little Lambeth pal, You'll find 'em all doin' the Lambeth walk. Ev'rything free and easy, Do as you darn pleasey, Why don't you make your way there, Go there, stay there, Once you get down Lambeth way, Ev'ry evening, ev'ry day, You'll find yourself doin' the Lambeth walk. RETURN TO LIST
LAUGH AND THE WORLD LAUGHS WITH YOU Laugh and the world laughs with you, So the wise men all say. Smile at your friends and neighbours when you meet every day. Make sure you can spare the time, to do that daily good deed, And stretch our a friendly hand To help a fella in need. Look on the brighter side of life, when ever your blue. Good times will come again when all your troubles are through. So just follow this good advice and you'll find that it's true. Laugh and the world laughs too. Laugh and the world laughs too. RETURN TO LIST
LEANING ON A LAMP-POST Leaning on a lamp, Maybe you think I look a tramp, Or you may think I'm hanging round to steal a car; But no, I'm not a crook, And if you think that's what I look, I'll tell you why I'm here and what my motives are. I'm leaning on a lamp-post at the corner of the street, In case a certain little lady comes by Oh me, Oh my, I hope that lady comes by. I don't know if she'll get away, She doesn't always get away, But anyway I know that she'll try. Oh me, Oh my, I hope that little lady comes by. There's no other girl I could wait for, But this one I'd break any date for, I wont have to ask what she's late for, She'd never leave me flat, She's not a girl like that She's absolutely wonderful and marvellous and beautiful, And anyone can understand why I'm leaning on a lamp-post at the corner of the street, In case a certain little lady comes by. RETURN TO LIST
LET'S FACE THE MUSIC AND DANCE There may be trouble ahead But while there's moonlight and music And love and romance Let's face the music and dance Before the fiddlers have fled Before they ask us to pay the bill And while we still have the chance Let's face the music and dance Soon, we'll be without the moon Humming a different tune and then There may be tear drops to shed So while there's moonlight and music And love and romance Let's face the music and dance, dance Let's face the music and dance Soon, we'll be without the moon Humming a different tune and then There may be tear drops to shed So while there's moonlight and music And love and romance Let's face the music and dance Let's face the music and dance RETURN TO LIST
LET'S WAVE IT It's easy to tell we live in a shell So come out together and brave it Let's all fing a flag and then Don't be afraid let's wave it. We know that we've got the best of the lot We'll ever be ready to save it So let's come right out and shout Don't be afraid let's wave it. Too long we have hid all the things that we did In our spare time to give satisfaction. Let's show all the world that our banners unfurled And we're bursting to go into action We know that it's worth the finest on earth We know all the toil that we gave it So let's not pack it right away Don't be a jade, come out of the shade Don't be afraid let's wave it, RETURN TO LIST
LET THERE BE PEACE ON EARTH Let there be peace on earth. and let it begin with me. Let there be peace on earth, the peace that was meant to be. With God as our father, brothers all are we, Let me walk with my brother in perfect harmony. Let peace begin with me, let this be the moment now, With every step I take let this be my solemn vow. To take each moment, and live each moment, in peace and harmony. Let there be peace on earth and let it begin with me. RETURN TO LIST
LITTLE PEOPLE They laugh at me, these fellows, just because I am small. They laugh at me because I'm not a hundred feet tall! I tell 'em there's a lot to learn down here on the ground. The world is big but little people turn it around. Goliath was a bruiser who was tall as the sky but David threw a right and gave him one in the eye. I never read the Bible but I know that it's true it only goes to show what little people can do! So listen here, Professor, With your head in the cloud, It's often kind of useful to get lost in a crowd. So keep your universities I don't give a damn for better or for worse it is The way I am! Be careful as you go 'Cos little people grow. And little people know When little people fight WE may look easy pickings but we got some bite! So never kick a dog because it's just a pup You better run for cover when the pup grows up! And we'll fight like twenty armies And we wont give up! CHORUS A worm can roll a stone A bee can sting a bear A fly can fly around Versailles 'Cos flies don't care! A sparrow in a hat Can make a happy home A flea can bite a bottom Of the pop in Rome! RETURN TO LIST
LONELY HEARTS Lonely hearts there never should be Lonely hearts there never would be If the likes of you and the likes of me Tried a little bit more When you smile at anyone who may not be as lucky as you When you see the good you'd do Do a little bit more Write somebody a letter pay somebody a call Say hello to your neighbour over the garden wall This can mean you never know what Little things they matter a lot Do these things and what have you got No more lonely hearts. RETURN TO LIST
LOOK WHO'S HERE Verse Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday: Who cares what day If it's a day that's going to bring pay? Nobody knows how your luck goes or the wind blows; Maybe a knock or telephone bell Somebody calls and everything is swell! Chorus When you open the door and you see who is standing there, You let out a cheer, " Look who's here." It's a dream of surprise when you open your eyes And you greet your lucky Year with " Look who's here." Never for a moment did you ever dream Any little moment could be so supreme. It's the ultimate in effect, When it's someone you don't expect How do you begin invitation-ing Come right in? So you open the door—they're the ones you've been waiting for, And when they appear, It's a show of delight, it's a gay, wonderful sight, Look ev'rybody, " Look who's here." RETURN TO LIST
MAKE FRIENDS WITH PEOPLE Verse For I dipped into the future far as human eye could see, Saw the vision of the world and all the wonders that would be. Saw the heavens filled with commerce, Argosies and magic sails, Pilots of the purple twilight dropping down with costly bales. Heard the heavens filled with shouting and there rained a ghastly dew, From the nation airy navies grappling in the central blue. For along the worldwide whisper of the south wind rushing warm With the standards of the people plunging thro the thunder storm Till the war drums throbbed no longer and the battle flags were furled In the Parliament of man the federation of the world. Chorus Make friends with people let everyone know People are people anywhere you may go Over the skyline far over the sea There, there are people who like us know this should be Every land and every nation longs for a time so blest When we find the sun and we all are one from the North, South, East and West Make friends with people wherever they are Til' the war drums are no longer and the battle flags are furled In the parliament of man, the federation of the world. RETURN TO LIST
Make 'Em Laugh Make 'em laugh, make 'em laugh, Don't you know ev'ryone wants to laugh? My Dad said, “Be an actor, my son! But be a comical one!” They'll be standing in lines for those old honky-tonk monkey shines. Oh, you could study Shakespeare and be quite elite, And you could charm the critics but you won't have to eat, Just slip on a banana peel and stardom “tout suite”, Make 'em laugh, make 'em laugh, make 'em laugh! Make 'em roar, make 'em scream, Don't you know all the world wants to laugh? My Grandpa said, “Go out and tell 'em a joke, but give it plenty of hoke.” Make 'em roar, make 'em scream, take a fall, butt a wall, split a seam. You start off by pretending you're a dancer with grace, You wiggle till they're giggling all over the place, And then you get a big custard pie in the face, Make 'em laugh, make 'em laugh, make 'em laugh! Make 'em laugh, make 'em laugh, don't you know ev'ryone wants to laugh? My Maw said, “Son, if your comedy lags, go steal another guy's gags.” Make 'em laugh till they cry, make a quip, break a hip, back your eye. See something on the sidewalk and you do a big stall, You think that it's a nickel 'cause it's shiny and small, But when you pick it up it ain't a nickel at all, Make 'em laugh, make 'em laugh, make 'em laugh! RETURN TO LIST
MARCH OF THE FOREIGN LEGION They march to the left They march to the right A legionaires ready to march to the fight Grave hearts never falter When they're all men of the legion. RETURN TO LIST
MAYBE" Maybe far away Or maybe real nearby He may be pouring her coffee She may be straighting this tie! Maybe in a house All hidden by a hill She's sitting playing piano, He's sitting paying a bill! Betcha they're young Betcha they're smart Bet they collect things Like ashtrays, and art! Betcha they're good -- (Why shouldn't they be?) Their one mistake Was giving up me! So maybe now it's time, And maybe when I wake They'll be there calling me "Baby"... Maybe. Betcha he reads Betcha she sews Maybe she's made me A closet of clothes! Maybe they're strict As straight as a line... Don't really care As long as they're mine! So maybe now this prayer's The last one of it's kind... Won't you please come get your "Baby" RETURN TO LIST
ME - I - O" ME-I-O, My ME-I-O, There's no mystery in this to me This is Fiesta, ME-I-O, Where breezes blow, And soft starry eyes light up the skies, Here in the land of Spaniola You're going to love, love, love the way we do, A Tarantella to a rhythm new, And when you make a break you learn the way to take A step a-loo into My ME-I-O; so go, go, go, There's romancing in gay dancing in ME-I-O. RETURN TO LIST
MICHAEL JACKSON-THRILLER It's Close To Midnight And Something Evil's Lurking In The Dark Under The Moonlight You See A Sight That Almost Stops Your Heart You Try To Scream But Terror Takes The Sound Before You Make It You Start To Freeze As Horror Looks You Right Between The Eyes, You're Paralyzed 'Cause This Is Thriller, Thriller Night And No One's Gonna Save You From The Beast About Strike You Know It's Thriller, Thriller Night You're Fighting For Your Life Inside A Killer, Thriller Tonight You Hear The Door Slam And Realize There's Nowhere Left To Run You Feel The Cold Hand And Wonder If You'll Ever See The Sun You Close Your Eyes And Hope That This Is Just Imagination But All The While You Hear The Creature Creepin' Up Behind You're Out Of Time 'Cause This Is Thriller, Thriller Night There Ain't No Second Chance Against The Thing With Forty Eyes You Know It's Thriller, Thriller Night You're Fighting For Your Life Inside Of Killer, Thriller Tonight Night Creatures Call And The Dead Start To Walk In Their Masquerade There's No Escapin' The Jaws Of The Alien This Time (They're Open Wide) This Is The End Of Your Life They're Out To Get You, There's Demons Closing In On Every Side They Will Possess You Unless You Change The Number On Your Dial Now Is The Time For You And I To Cuddle Close Together All Thru The Night I'll Save You From The Terror On The Screen, I'll Make You See That This Is Thriller, Thriller Night 'Cause I Can Thrill You More Than Any Ghost Would Dare To Try Girl, This Is Thriller, Thriller Night So Let Me Hold You Tight And Share A Killer, Diller, Chiller Thriller Here Tonight (Rap Performed By Vincent Price) Darkness Falls Across The Land The Midnite Hour Is Close At Hand Creatures Crawl In Search Of Blood To Terrorize Y'awl's Neighbourhood And Whosoever Shall Be Found Without The Soul For Getting Down Must Stand And Face The Hounds Of Hell And Rot Inside A Corpse's Shell The Foulest Stench Is In The Air The Funk Of Forty Thousand Years And Grizzy Ghouls From Every Tomb Are Closing In To Seal Your Doom And Though You Fight To Stay Alive Your Body Starts To Shiver For No Mere Mortal Can Resist The Evil Of The Thriller (Into Maniacal Laugh, In Deep Echo) RETURN TO LIST
MEET THE NAVY Come cheer up my lads 'tis to glory we steer. Weigh the anchor and drop the anchor again. For the boys in blue are on a lucky day, the fleets in port and here it's going to stay. Rule Britannia, for the Fleet is on shore leave, And they don't give a dam if the breezes blow; Not a man cares a darn if it's hail or snow; If the rain wants to come it can come yo ho! For we're on shore leave. Gather around, gather around, what do we care? We're homeward bound! Meet the Navy. meet the Navy, for the sailor boys are here, Looking for girls galore, giving the town what for, Open the "Welcome" door they're coming ashore, Greet the Navy, treat the Navy. clear the way for here's Jack Tar, Now that he's home from sea let him go on the spree Well you know what sailors are, Oh this will be a night boys, right from the moment they appear, Meet the Navy, meet the Navy, For the Navy's here. RETURN TO LIST
MERRY MONTH OF MAY Where the water-falls in the Springtime calls We'll go a-hiking all the way where the wild, wild rose and the green grass grows In the merry month of May. As we cross the Dales, over Hill and Vales We'll chant a merry Roundelay. And it,s great to be so alive as we In the merry month of May. And all the fields are looking pretty And at times there's a bow from a tree. When you leave behind the town and city right away you're fancy free. Oh it's good to stride through the countryside Where Mother Nature's holding sway. And you feel like kings when a skylark sings, Ev'ry mile is like another holiday as we hike along our way In the merry month of May. RETURN TO LIST
THE MILITARY WIVES - WHEREVER YOU ARE Wherever you are my love will keep you safe My heart will build a bridge of light across both time and space Wherever you are our hearts still beat as one I hold you in my dreams each night until your task is done Light up the darkness my wondrous star Our hopes and dreams, my heart and yours, forever shining far Light up the darkness my prince of peace May the stars shine all around you May your courage never cease Ooh… Wherever I am I will love you day by day I will keep you safe, cling on to faith, along the dark, dark way Wherever I am I will hold on through the night I will pray each day, a safe return, will look now to the light. Greater Love hath no man than this, greater love that a man lay down his life for his friends Light up the darkness my wondrous star Our hopes and dreams, my heart and yours, forever shining far Light up the darkness my prince of peace May the stars shine all around you, may your courage never cease Ooh… May your courage never cease. RETURN TO LIST
MONEY AND FRIENDS(MONEY) Money, money, money, money everybody wants money What's the good of living if your poor And the wolves are knocking at your door We'll take all that life can give We want to live, live, live, live, live You can do what you like when your rich You can carve out a wonderful niche You have little concern when there's nothing to earn And you've plenty of money you can burn Paying cash for a Rolls Royce at Rootes Wearing expensively tailor made suits Folk will know who you are when you drive in your car And they see you in Claridges Bar You can argue how you like but money means a lot Doesn't matter who you are today it's what you've got You can take it from me when I say That the only infallible way to be certain to know If you're loaded with dough you're O.K. MONEY AND FRIENDS (FIENDS) You can get along without money You can lose your dividends You can get by without lots of things but You gotta have friends You can do without an umbrella Take what the weather man sends You can do without a winter overcoat But you can't do without friends Loads of diamonds you may have but if you're on your own What good's a million quid in your pocket if you're all alone Tell the world and his neighbour happiness depends Not on the number of your house Or on the number of your car But on the number of your friends RETURN TO LIST
Money Money Money makes the world go around, the world go around, the world go around, Money makes the world go around, it makes the world go round. A mark, a yen, a buck or a pound, a buck or a pound, a buck or a pound, Is all that makes the world go around, that clinking clanking sound, Can make the world go round. If you happen to be rich, and you feel like a night's entertainment, You can pay for a gay escapade. If you happen to be rich, and alone and you need a companion, You can ring ting-a-ling for the maid. If you happen to be rich and you find you are left by your lover, Tho you moan and you groan quite a lot, You can take it on the chin, call a cab and begin to recover on your fourteen carat yacht. Money makes the world go around, the world go around, the world go around, Money makes the world go around, of that we both are sure. (Raspberry) On being poor. When you haven't any coal in the stove and you freeze in the winter And you curse to the wind at your fate. When you haven't any shoes on your feet and your coat's thin as paper And you look thirty pounds underweight, When you go to get a word of advice from the fat little pastor, he will tell you to love evermore. But when hunger comes to rap, rat-a-tat, rat-a-tat, at the window See how love flies out the door. For money makes the world go around, the world go around, the world go around. Money makes the world go around, the clinking, clanking sound of Money, money, money, money, Money, money, money, money, Get a little, get a little, Money, money, money, money, Mark, a yen, a buck or a pound, That clinking, clanking clunking sound is all that makes the world go round, It makes the world go round. RETURN TO LIST
MOONDANCE Well, its a marvelous night for a moondance With the stars up above in your eyes A fantabulous night to make romance neath the cover of october skies And all the leaves on the trees are falling To the sound of the breezes that blow And I'm trying to please to the calling Of your heart-strings that play soft and low And all the night's magic seems to whisper and hush And all the soft moonlight seems to shine in your blush Chorus: Can I just have one more moondance with you, my love Can I just make some more romance with you, my love Well, I wanna make love to you tonight I can't wait 'til the morning has come And I know that the time is just right And straight into my arms you will run And when you come my heart will be waiting To make sure that you're never alone There and then all my dreams will come true, dear There and then I will make you my own Any time I touch you, you just tremble inside And I know how much you want me that you can't hide Chorus Well, I wanna make love to you tonight I can't wait 'til the morning has come And I know that the time is just right And straight into my arms you will run And when you come my heart will be waiting To make sure that you're never alone There and then all my dreams will come true, dear There and then I will make you my own Any time I touch you, you just tremble inside And I know how much you want me that you can't hide Chorusx2 My love, my love I just want one more moondance with you Yes I do RETURN TO LIST
Moon River Moon river, wider than a mile I'm crossin' you in style some day Old dream maker, you heartbreaker Wherever you're goin', I'm goin' your way Two drifters, off to see the world There's such a lot of world to see We're after the same rainbow's end, waitin' 'round the bend My huckleberry friend, Moon River, and me Two drifters, off to see the world There's such a lot of world to see We're after the same rainbow's end, waitin' 'round the bend My huckleberry friend, Moon River, and me RETURN TO LIST
MOULIN ROUGE Let's now turn our mem-ries backward to the famous days of Mistinguett Where the windmill still is turning by the pictures of Toulouse Lautrec Here's where all the meets where the nights of gladness are unfurled Here's where all the world greets the world Come to the Moulin Rouge in Gay Paree, Where the lights of Monmartr glow Welcome here awaits you— It's the one place to go! Mademoiselles are sweet in Gay Paree And at glance they'll make you fall. Magic lights, champagne nights; Ev'rything you want is at your call. Who cares whether the dawn comes? Show—times brighter than day. The big parade will bring you The world's best Cabaret. You can be all sky high and fancy free, Here in the Moulin Rouge you'll see Ev'ry night's a light with JOIED E VIVRE, All yours in the heart of Gay Paree! RETURN TO LIST
THE MOUNTIES Now for a song of a man. Sing of the horse and a man. Sing of a deed to a man with a creed, who can lead at the need of a plan. He stands high apart, and stout is the heart Of the man who guards the North West Frontier Land. Here's to the Mounties, pride of the West, Onward he goes through the snows To the trail as he rides with the best: Here's to the Mounties, guard of the North, Where there's a call he is there at the call as he's journeying forth. He's a man every inch of boot and saddle, And woe to the bad man is his plan. Over hill and crag and river he will track him here and thither “Get your man, get your man, get your man” Here's to the Mounties, what ere befall, long may they ride along to glory As they keep alive the story one and all. Stout is the heart of the man Swift to his part in the plan. Proud to attend is the man with a trend who can fend to the end as he can No years can erase, his wonderful days, And the Empire sings an anthem to his praise. RETURN TO LIST
Mountvale Wanderers 1. You now see a scene from by-gone days, a team with no success And no illusions you shall have, So right away we'll confess….OH! CHORUS We are the Mountvale Wanderers, and here's the horrible catch We've played for years and years and years, but never won a match. 2. Though we all try hard when we're out to play, and true sometimes we score. Each time we get a lovely goal, the other side gets ten more. Oh! 3. Our goalie had such a cold last week, he played though very ill. Each time he sneezed they scored a goal, we got beat twenty-nil. Oh! 4. Lat year we'd a date with one dud club, we knew we'd beat them sound We rode our bikes fro miles and miles but never found the ground. Oh! 5. We once had a chance - our outside right, he missed a penalty He kicked the ball and missed the goal, but he winded the referee. Oh! 6. One year we thought we'd win at last, we scored one goal, that's all. But we couldn't finish the match because we lost the blinkin ball. Oh! 7. We once had to play some very small boys, we drew them in the cup. We thought this is our chance at last, but the blighters didn't turn up. Oh! 8. Oh! We are the Mount Vale Wanderers and here's the horrible catch, It must be said - we'd drop down dead if we ever won a match! Oh! RETURN TO LIST
Movies were Movies Movies were movies when you paid a dime to escape, Cheering the hero and hissing the man in the cape. Romance and action and thrills, Pardner, there's gold in them hills. Movies were movies when during the titles you'd know you'd get a happy ending. Dozens of blundering cops in a thundering chase. Getting a bang out of lemon meringue in the face. Bandits attacking a train, one little tramp with a cane. Movies were movies were movies when I ran the show. Movies were movies when Pauline was tied to the track. After she trudged through the ice with a babe on her back. Girls at the sea shore would stand all in a row in the sand. Rolling their stockings an inch and a quarter below the line of decency, And Swanson and Keaton and Dressler and William S. Hart. No one pretended that what we were doing was art. We had some guts and some luck but we were just making a buck Movies were movies were movies when I ran the show. And Swanson and Keaton and Dressler and William S. Hart. No one pretended that what we were doing was art. We had some guts and some luck but we were just making a buck Movies were movies were movies when I ran the show. Movies were movies were movies when I ran the show. RETURN TO LIST
MULLIGANS FAIR Everynight's a night and the lights are bright Everynight at Mulligans Fair All the cockney belles and the mayfair swells Will be there at Mulligans Fair You can hear the touts at the roundabouts And the swings go high in the air There's a magic in the rowdy hurdy gurdy And the shouting of the barkers everywhere And the helterskelter and Hoop la All the fun of the fair Every time you go its the finest show And the rest can never compare With the welcome you will find at Mister Mulligans Fair RETURN TO LIST
MUMS Verse 1 I'm sure you all realise we have Mothers. (We don't pretend that's confidential news). But very, very often they're a puzzle and constantly they baffle and confuse Chorus 1 What is the mystery about our mothers? Why is it they are seldom wrong? How do they know (before you know) you're likely to be ill? And give you castor oil a Beecham's powder or a pill? And when you try to tell them some old story, They fix you with a knowing look that stuns. How do they know the very things you thought they didn't know? Because they're Mums. Chorus 2 It seems to me you can't get over mothers. They always seem to be one step ahead. Why is it when you answer back she looks at you? And says; "Now one more word, my son, and you'll get up them stairs"? We know they are always there when they are wanted, And always seem to take whatever comes. Why is it they always find the things you try to hide? Because they're Mums. Chorus 3 When we get ready for the Scout on Fridays, She watches me and looks me up and down. And then she'll say, "You're not going out like that, So if you please, go up and wash your dirty neck and scrub your filthy knees, So back again you go up to the bathroom, and glad you're out of sight of your chums But when you come downstairs again, why does she glow with pride? Because she's MUM. Verse 2 It's been the same through every generation, And that's the way we hope it will remain. But every now and then we sit and wonder, And all these funny thoughts crop up again. Chorus 4 They always seem to know just what you're thinking. Their eyes just seem to follow you around. Why is it that they always seem to know what you're about? When you've done something stupid, how the deuce do they find out? When you're going out on your first romance, Your mother adds you up like simple sums, and when you've gone. Why do they cry and say "Oh dad he's started!" Because they're Mums. Chorus 5 If we're invited somewhere for a weekend, Of course we've got to have clean underwear. And if you try to argue well we never stand a chance, But who do they expect to see us in our under-pants? Yet where would fellers be without their mothers? Since we were in our prams and sucked our thumbs, We know without a doubt there's only one thing we can say HOO-RAY FOR MUMS.!
MUSIC AND MOVEMENT It's bad enough at school without the wireless. We have it nearly every afternoon. It's something called Music and Movement When you run about to a tune. I wouldn't mind if it was cops and robbers, But the lady tells you what you have to be, And I'm only a mixed infant, So it isn't up to me And now we're in the hall with the wireless on, With this woman saying what we have to do. Be as tall as a house, As tiny as a mouse I'm knackered and it's only half past two. It's been a horrible day at school so far. My best friend didn't come, And I got demoted from milk monitor 'Cos they heard me saying 'bum'. And then I got in trouble in the playground, Had to do a hundred lines for Mrs Stock, 'Cos Linda Morris tried to kiss me And he put her wellie down her frock. And now we're in the hall with the wireless on. Going on and on, we haven't had a rest. Pretend the day is sunny; You're a funny little bunny. Have you ever seen a rabbit in a vest? I have to play the trumpet in assembly To show how well I've done But it isn't really working Coz I used it as a water gun We've got a guinea pig at school called Humphrey We get to take him home at the weekend But Gran says I'm not allowed at her house As he eats her 'People's Friend' And now we in the hall, skipping round and round Peter Brown has left his gym kit at his aunts Peter's started crying As we all pretend we're flying Coz he'll have to do it flying in his pants I'm making this Christmas tree out of lolly sticks, To take home to my mum, But it's gone all crumply and sticky 'Cos I'm not very good with gum. And shepherd's pie and cabbage for dinner, And it wasn't even hot, Spotted dick and custard, All dick and not a lot of spot. And now we're in the hall with the wireless on. Our teacher's joining in. She's gone all red. She's the moon and we're the sea. There's a big scab on my knee. I'll save it for tonight when I'm in bed RETURN TO LIST
MY GRANNY 1 My Granny she once had a budgie, a wee little thing she would boast, She had it last Saturday morning, between two thick slices of Toast. Chorus:- Bring back, Oh bring back, Oh bring back my Granny to me to me Bring back, Oh bring back, Oh bring back my Granny to me. 2. Now Granny she loved to watch football, the Boro's the best she has said Which just goes to prove our theory, the old soul is right of her head. Chorus:- 3. So Gran she decided on Rugby, those hunky big fella's in a scrum Now she's been banned from al venues, cos she nips all the players on the bum. Chorus:- 4. Poor Granny's barred out of the boozer, she started a punch up you see, The landlord and two hefty bouncers are now in the infirmary. Chorus:- 5. We bought Gran a new scarf for Christmas, to go with her new woolly hat, She said that it cane in quite handy for strangling the neighbours tom cat. Chorus:- 6. My said she once was a beauty, no make up or other such fuss, I've just seen and old photo of her, and she looks like the back of a bus. Chorus:- 7. My Granny went down to the cellar, to see where the gas leak might be, She struck up a match to see better, Oh bring back my Granny to me. Chorus:- 8. Granny died and she went up to heaven, they gave her a harp and some wings, But the Angels are not very happy, with the naughty pub songs that she sings. Chorus:-
NEVER SMILE AT A CROCODILE Never smile at a crocodile, No you can't get friendly with a crocodile, Don't be taken in by his welcome grin, He's imagining how well you'd fit within his skin. RETURN TO LIST
NOBODY KNOWS Now look at me, a traveller who's always on his own; My luck is out, it's always out, but why I've never known. Just what it's like to be like me and very much alone Nobody knows, nobody knows. No sun comes out to shine for me, it hides behind a cloud; A smile for me, a cheery word is some how not allowed, And what it's like to be a feller lonely in a crowd Nobody knows, nobody knows. If you are wondering why I've got such hustered eyes, It's just because I'm always dodging custard pies. The rolling road for motor cars is laid out wide and neat It's not for me, I have to take the by-ways for my feat I shuffle on, then rest a while to ease my aching feet, Nobody knows, no body knows. RETURN TO LIST
No Business Like Show Business There's no business like show business, if you tell me its so. Trav-'ling through the country is so thrilling, Standing out in front on opening nights, Smiling as you watch the benches filling, And see your billing out there in lights There's no people like show people They smile when they are low Even with a turkey that you know will fold You may be stranded out in the cold. Still you wouldn't change it for a sack of gold Let's go on with the show. RETURN TO LIST
NURSERY RHYMES AND FAIRY TALES Chorus Nursery Rhymes and Fairy tales Are just a lot of airy tales So right now we shall be bold Let at last the truth be told Old woman I am the old woman who lived in a shoe Lots of kids I had its true There was a reason thats a fact I don't have to pay any income tax Chorus Jack and Jill Jack and Jill went up the hill People wondered why but still Tell the truth we thought we oughta We went up the hill for water (poke tongue out) Chorus Red Riding Hood I had a grandma as I should And too her house deep in the wood I heard a knock it was a din I opened the door and the wolf came in Chorus Mother Hubbard In my cupboard I declare I never ever found it bare Old Mother Hubbard knew she'd got A nice little bottle of you know what Chorus Goldilocks (in bearskin coat) Goldilocks had three nice bears And I caught them unawares I took my gun blew out their lights Now I keep warm on winter nights Chorus Simple Simon Simple Simons not so daft I kissed the girls and they all laughed Whatever I do they just don't care Because they think I'm not all there (but I am) Chorus Cinderella Cinderella lost her shoe And I quite expected to These old shoes were bound to fail I bought them at the Scout jumble sale Chorus Jack Horner (and girl) Little Jack Horner says the rhyme Sat in the corner all the time Here's the point that you all miss He was sitting with this dish Final chorus So you see it's all a laff, Now that we have blown the gaff Fairy tales are all my eye And we've knocked them all sky high. RETURN TO LIST
Octopus' garden I'd like to be under the sea In an octopus' garden in the shade He'd let us in, knows where we've been In his octopus' garden in the shade I'd ask my friends to come and see An octopus' garden with me I'd like to be under the sea In an octopus' garden in the shade. We would be warm below the storm In our little hideaway beneath the waves Resting our head on the sea bed In an octopus' garden near a cave We would sing and dance around because we know we can't be found I'd like to be under the sea In an octopus' garden in the shade We would shout and swim about The coral that lies beneath the waves (Lies beneath the ocean waves) Oh what joy for every girl and boy Knowing they're happy and they're safe (Happy and they're safe) We would be so happy you and me No one there to tell us what to do I'd like to be under the sea In an octopus' garden with you. RETURN TO LIST
OKLAHOMA Verse Flowers on the Prairie where the June bugs zoom Plenty of air and plenty of room Plenty of room to swing a rope Plenty of heart and plenty of hope Refrain Oklahoma where the wind comes sweepin down the plain And the wavin wheat can sure smell sweet When the wind comes right behind the rain Oklahoma every night my honey lamb and I Sit alone and talk and watch a hawk Makin lazy circles in the sky We know we belong to the land And the land we belong to is grand And when we say Yeeow a yipioee ay We're only saying you're doing fine Oklahoma Oklahoma O.K. RETURN TO LIST
OLD MACDONALD Old MacDonald had a farm, E. I. E. I. O! And one this farm he had some 1. chicks 2. ducks 3. turkeys 4.pigs, E. I. E. I. O! With a 12 34. chick, chick here, and a chick, chick there, Here a chick, there a chick, everywhere a chick chick, Old MacDonald had a farm E. I. E. I. O! 1. chick 2. quack 3. gobble 4. hoink
ONCE MORE WE'RE HOME AGAIN Once more we're Home again. Hello you wonderful People. Shout it aloud from the steeple, ''This is a night for the People." Who cares so long as we Manage to bring you an earful, Anything snappy and cheerful, You can be certain will do. Just around the corner, something is waiting And like a Mister Horner, [for you, Maybe you'll find a lot of plums too ! Now that we're home again, Wonderful, Wide-awake People, Sit up and take it for sleep'II vanish in the blue RETURN TO LIST
ONE One singular sensation ev'ry little step she takes. One thrilling combination ev'ry move she makes. One smile and suddenly nobody else will do. You know you'll never be lonely with you know who. One moment in her presence and you can forget the rest, for the girl is second best to none, son. Ooooh! Sigh! Give her your attention. Do I really have to mention, she's the one? She walks into a room and you know she's uncommonly rare, very unique, peripatetic, poetic and chic. She walks into a room and you know from her maddening poise, effortless whirl, she's a special girl strolling. Can't help all of her qualities extolling. Loaded with charisma is ma jauntily, sauntering, ambling, shambler. She walks into a room and you know you must shuffle along, join the parade. She's the quintessence of making the grade. This is whatcha call trav'lling! Oh, strut stuff. Can't get enough of her. Love her. I'm a son of a gun, she is one of a kind. One singular sensation ev'ry little step she takes. One thrilling combination ev'ry move that she makes. One smile and suddenly nobody else will do. You know you'll never be lonely with you know who. One moment in her presence and you can forget the rest, for the girl is second best to none, son. Ooooh! Sigh! Give her your attention. Do I really have to mention, she's the one? RETURN TO LIST
OOMPA-LOOMPA DOOMPADEE-DOO (Augustus) Oompa Loompa, do-ba-dee-doo, I've got a perfect puzzle for you. Oompa Loompa, do-ba-dee-dee, If you are wise you'll listen to me. What do you get when you guzzle down sweets? Eating as much as an elephant eats. What are you at getting terribly fat? What do you think will come of that? I don't like the look of it Oompa Loompa do-ba-dee-da, Given good manners you will go far. You will live in happiness too, Like the oompa loompa do-ba-dee-doo. Do-ba-dee-doo (Violet) Oompa Loompa, do-ba-dee-doo, I've got another puzzle for you. Oompa Loompa, do-ba-da-dee, If you are wise you'll listen to me. Gum chewing's fine when it's once in a while. It stops you from smoking and brightens your smile. But it's repulsive revolting and wrong. Chewing and chewing all day long. The way that a cow does Oompa Loompa do-ba-dee-da, Given good manners you will go far. You will live in happiness too, Like the oompa loompa do-ba-dee-doo. (Veruca) Oompa Loompa doompadee doo I've got another puzzle for you Oompa Loompa doompadee dee If you are wise you will listen to me Who do you blame when your kid is a brat Pampered and spoiled like a Siamese cat? Blaming the kids is a lion of shame You know exactly who's to blame: The mother and the father! Oompa Loompa doompadee dah If you're not spoiled then you will go far You will live in happiness too Like the Oompa Loompa doompadee do (Mike) Oompa Loompa doompadee doo I've got a final puzzle for you Oompa Loompa doompa dah dee If you are wise you'll listen to me What do you get from a glut of TV? A pain in the neck and an IQ of three Why don't you try simply reading a book? Or could you just not bear to look? Or you'll get no commercials Oompa Loompa Doompadee Da Do as I say and you will go far You will live in happiness too Like the Oompa Oompa Loompa doompadee do RETURN TO LIST
OOM-PAH-PAH Oom-pah-pah! Oom-pah-pah! That's how it goes, Oom-pah-pah! Oom-pah-pah! Ev'ryone knows, They all suppose what they want to suppose, when they hear Oom-pah-pah! There's a little ditty they're singing in the city, Espesh'ly when they've bin on the gin or the beer. If you've got the patience, your own imaginations Will tell you just exactly what you want to hear. Mister Percy Snodgrass would often have an odd glass, But never when he thought anybody could see. Secretly he'd buy it, and drink it on the quiet And dream he was an earl wiv a girl on his knee. Pretty little Sally goes walking down the ally, Displays her pretty ankles to all of the men. They could her garters, but not for free and grantis, An inch or two and then she knew when to say when. Chorus Oom-pah-pah! Oom-pah-pah! That's how it goes, Oom-pah-pah! Oom-pah-pah! ev'ry-one knows, 1. They all suppose what they want to suppose, When they hear Oom-pah-pah! 2. What is the cause of his red shiny nose? Can it be Oom-pah-pah? 3. Whether it's hidden or whether it shows, It's the same Oom-pah-pah! RETURN TO LIST
ON THEIR WAY TO BED We're eight little kids on our way to bed but we strongly disagree That eight little kids should be sent to bed When we've only just had tea You grown-ups who like a drink or two And stay up very late But we like a coke so it's not a joke When send to bed at eight It don't seem fair that you out there Can stay up half the night While we are cursed with a bloomin thirst Are told to switch off the light We're eight little kids but we don't feel tired In the very least degree, So why should we all be sent to bed, When we'd rather watch t.v. When parents know there's a super show, Just an hour or so ahead, They become severe and they'll say "now dear, It's time you went to bed" It doesn't seem right, with your failing sight, To watch that tiny screen, While we with eyes need exercise, Are in bed by 8.15. RETURN TO LIST
ORE BOATS Ore boats hooting on the river Clatter of the rolling mills Echoing across the valley To the distant Eston Hills RETURN TO LIST
OUR FIRST SHOW We're not the babes who were lost in the wood We would have been here before if we could So we'll explain for we think we should it's our first show All through the years we've been ready and keen You'll never know just how long it has been But now we're here and at last we're seen in our first show We waited for a long time and we wondered when it would be Seemed like a lifefime now we're here it suits us to a 'T' When you belong to the Gang you're in line With all the boys and the going is fine They keep their eyes on us all the time it's their first year in the show They keep their eyes on us all the time in our first year in the show RETURN TO LIST
OUR HOUSE Father wears his Sunday best Mother's tired she needs a rest The kids are playing up downstairs Sister's sighing in her sleep Brother's got a date to keep He can't hang around Our house, in the middle of our street Our house, in the middle of our ... Our house it has a crowd There's always something happening And it's usually quite loud Our mum she's so house-proud Nothing ever slows her down And a mess is not allowed Our house, in the middle of our street Our house, in the middle of our ... Our house, in the middle of our street Our house, in the middle of our ... Something tells you that you've got to get away from it Father gets up late for work Mother has to iron his shirt Then she sends the kids to school Sees them off with a small kiss She's the one they're going to miss In lots of ways Our house, in the middle of our street Our house, in the middle of our ... I remember way back then when everything was true and when We would have such a very good time such a fine time Such a happy time And I remember how we'd play simply waste the day away Then we'd say nothing would come between us two dreamers Father wears his Sunday best Mother's tired she needs a rest The kids are playing up downstairs Sister's sighing in her sleep Brother's got a date to keep He can't hang around Our house, in the middle of our street Our house, in the middle of our street Our house, in the middle of our street Our house, in the middle of our ... Our house, was our castle and our keep Our house, in the middle of our street Our house, that was where we used to sleep Our house, in the middle of our street Our house, in the middle of our street RETURN TO LIST
OUR PRODUCERS 2014 Our Producer devised a show, E I E I O And in that show they had a cast, E I E I O. With a move, move here, a move, move there, Here a move there a move everywhere a move, move. Our Producer devised a show, E I E I O. 2nd Verse - 'singers' - with a tra la here, tra la there…. 3rd Verse - 'whistlers' 4th Verse - 'Dancers' - with a tap tap…. 5th Verse - 'clap' 6th verse - all together. 1990 Our producers devised a show E.I.E.I.O. And in the show they had a cast Oh boy oh boy oh With a move move here and a move move there Here a move there a move everybody move move Our producers devised a show Oh boy oh boy oh RETURN TO LIST
Over the Rainbow Somewhere over the rainbow, way up high, There's a land that I dream of once in a lullaby. Somewhere over the rainbow, skies are blue And the dreams that you dare to dream really do come true Someday I'll wish upon a star, and wake up when the clouds are far behind me. Where troubles melt like lemon drops, away, above the chimney tops, That's where you'll find me. Somewhere over the rainbow, bluebirds fly. Birds fly over the rainbow, why then, oh why can't I. RETURN TO LIST
OVER THE GARDEN WALL The years are rolling by but you can see that I Have not forgotten to pay a call, Upon the girl who took my fancy, Over the Garden Wall. I've been away to school, but I forgot each rule And couldn't concentrate at all, I dreamed all day, and all I dreamed was Over the Garden Wall. Hi, there, Miss Benita, I'm home to say "hello." Gosh I've got an idea, Wouldn't it be terrific if we saw a movie show But if you'll say you'll come you rnustn't tell our mum, She wouldn't understand at all— You will? Oh gosh, that's super duper, Meet you at the end of the Garden Wall. Ah well, the big day's here rny tummy's feeling queer, And now whatever may befall I need not come to gaze with longing Over the Garden Wall. I'm sticking out my neck—I feel a nervous wreck, But to the church I've got to crawl, I pray the choir boys won't start singing Over the Garden Wall. RETURN TO LIST
OVER THE RAINBOW Ding, Dong the Witch is Dead Ding, Dong the witch is dead, which old witch? The wicked witch! Ding, Dong, the wicked witch is dead. Wake up, you sleepy head. Rub your eyes, get out of bed, Wake up the wicked witch is dead. She's gone where the goblins go below, below, below, yo-ho Let's open up and sing, and ring the bells out, Ding, Dong the merry-o. Sing it high, sing it low, let them know the wicked witch is dead. If Scarecrow I could while away the hours conferring with the flowers, consulting with the rain, And my head, I'd be scratching, while my thoughts were busy hatching, If I only had a brain. I'd unravel every riddle for any individual, in trouble or in pain With thoughts I'd be thinking, I could be another Lincoln, If I only had a brain. Oh, I could tell you why the ocean's near the shore, I could think of things I never thunk before, And then I'd sit and think some more. I would not be just a nuffin', My head all full of stuffin' my heart all full of pain. And perhaps I'd deserve you and be even worthy of you, If I only had a brain. Tin man When a man's an empty kettle, he should be on his mettle And yet I'm torn apart Just because I'm presuming, that I could be kind of human If I only had a heart. I'd be tender I'd be gentle, and awful sentimental, regarding love and art. I'd be friends with the sparrows, and the boy that shoots the arrows If I only had a heart. Picture me, a balcony above a voice sings low, Wherfore art though Romeo, I hear a beat, how sweet. Just to register emotion, jealousy, devotion, and really feel the part. I would stay young and chipper, and lock it with a zipper, If I only had a heart. Lion Life is bad believe me missy, when you're born to be a sissy, without the vim and verve. But I could change my habits, never more scared of rabbits, If I only had the nerve. I'm afraid there's no denying, I'm just a dandelion, a fate I don't deserve. But I could show my prowess, be a lion not a mow-ess, If I only had the nerve. Oh I'd be in stride, a king down to the core. Oh I'd roar the way I never roared before And then I'd rrr-woooff and roar some more. I'd show the dinosaurus, who's king around the forest, A king they'd better serve, why with my regal breezer, I could be another Caesar If I only had the nerve. RETURN TO LIST
OVER THE SKY LINE Way over the skyline there's a wonderful way Where there as you fly be living the "Life of O'Reilly" On over the skyline Every pleasure you share And feel like a star as you dream that vou are a millionaire. RETURN TO LIST
PATTER We're simply part and parcel of each other We've got to keep as tight as any clam The answer is we've got to stick together Like all those twins you've heard of in Siam Supposing none of us showed up this evening Imagine if we'd all just stayed away And you were sitting out there as you are now You'd look a proper bunch of charleys' eh Of course if you stayed home the same would happen We know that we should look a funny mob Without a penny coming in the kitty We'd have to charge a tenner for bob a job Maybe we've got a sort of common outlook That radiates a warming kind of cheer It totals up to something like affection And makes us want to meet again another year. RETURN TO LIST
PICNIC Come on along, we're going to have a picnic, Come on along, we're going to take you for a ride, Come on along, we're going to have a picnic Fun is beginning when you get inside. Come on along you see there's something doing, Hold tight the kettle, put the teapot m the clear, You'll hear a song when "Sookie" starts a—brewing. Steam and a whistle blowing, tea—time's here. We'll have sunshine all the way, A real high treat, a lot to eat, Ham and Jam and apple storee, Ev'rything is hunky dory. Come on along, we re going to have a picnic, Times getting on, we're going to get upon our way, Come on along we're going to have a picnic, This is a wonderful day. RETURN TO LIST
Pied Piper Following the Pied Pied Piper He's got a tune to play Just for you giving you right of way When you find the right pied piper Step up and say hello Take a tip from me and don't ever let him go Tough you may be bent without a cent You wont be stony broke All along the line you're going to find A lot of friendly folk Following the Pied Pied Piper Out where the rose grow Life will be so alive, all your cares you'll survive And arrive where you belong If he's playing the right kind of song Following the Pied Pied Piper He's got a tune to play Just for you giving you right of way When you find the right pied piper Step up and say hello Take a tip from me and don't ever let him go Poor or even rich won't matter which You need a leader man Just you think of me and you will see It is the wisest plan Following the Pied Pied Piper Out where the rose grow Life will be so alive, all your cares you'll survive And arrive where you belong If he's playing the right kind of song Who's this fella does anyone know We didn't know he was in this show Just before we go to far Mr tell us who you are I'm the fella everybody ought to look out for I can be a blessing if you find me Just as long as I am on the level then be sure You had better walk along behind me There are lots of me's about to cast your eyes upon So when you discover him Carry on Once upon a time there lived a very magic man And one day he caused a big sensation With a simple idea but that idea was to be Quite a most remarkable creation From the hills and valleys, in all weather, rain or shine Boys from there and everywhere fell in line RETURN TO LIST
PIRATES LIFE Oh a Pirates life is a wonderful life a roving over the sea Give me a career as a Buccaneer it's the life of a pirate for me Oh the life of a pirate for me. Oh a pirates life is a wonderful life without a care to be hold You carry a gun and a jug of rum and your pockets are loaded with gold. Oh your pockets are loaded with gold. Oh a pirates life is a wonderful life you find adventure and sport But live every minute for all that's in it the life of a pirate is short Oh the life of a pirate is short Oh a pirates life is a wonderful life but not forever they say When your necks in a noose and you can't get loose for the life of a pirate you'll pay Oh the life of a pirate you'll pay RETURN TO LIST
POSITIVE THINKING When you feel down, try positive thinking that's what I'm told a man said. Don't wear a frown, try Positive Thinking, Laugh at your troubles instead. You've got to look on the bright side, on hope so much depends. With your confidence sinking, Positive Thinking. Helps you on the way my friend! When things look black, try positive thinking, treat every season as spring. No glancing back, try Positive Thinking, Trust what tomorrow may bring. This crazy world that we live in will keep on spinning 'round, But with good, strong, Positive Thinking, We'll get together and life won't let us down! Once I knew a man he was always a gloomy, Full of doubt at optimism he'd scoff. Then one day he looked at the world and decided Compared with others in life, he was far better off. When you feel down, try positive thinking: That's what I'm told the man said; Don't wear a frown, try positive thinking, Laugh at your troubles instead; You've got to look on the bright side, On hope so much depends; With your confidence sinking, positive thinking Helps you on the way my friend! When things look black, try positive thinking, Treat every season as spring; No glancing back: try positive thinking, Trust what tomorrow may bring; This crazy world that we live in Will keep on spinning 'round; But with good, strong, positive thinking, Good, strong, positive thinking, Good, strong, positive drinking, We'll get together and life won't let us down. RETURN TO LIST
Putting on the Ritz Have you seen the well-to-do, Up and down Park Avenue, On that famous thorough-fare, with their noses in the air. High hats and Arrow collars, White spats and lots of dollars spending ev'ry dime for a wonderful time. Chorus. If you're blue and you don't know where to go to, Why don't you go where fashion sits. Puttin on the Ritz. Diff'rent types who wear a day coat, Pants with stripes and cut a way coat, perfect fits, Puttin on the Ritz Strolling up the Avenue so happy, All dressed up just like an English chappie, Very snappy, Come let's mix where Rock-e-fellers walk with sticks Or "umbrella's" in their mitts. Puttin on the Ritz. RETURN TO LIST
RAGTIME COWBOY JOE Out in Arizona where the bad men are And the only friend to guide you is an evening star The roughest toughest man by far is RAGTIME COWBOY JOE Got his name by singing to the cows and sheep Every night they say he sings the herd to sleep In a bass o rich and deep crooning soft and low Chorus He always sings raggy music to the cattle as he swings Back and forward in the saddle on a Horse That is syncopated gaited And there's such a funny meter to the roar of his repeater How they run when they hear that fellow's gun Because the western folks all know He's a high fallutin rootin tootin son of a gun from Arizona Ragtime cowboy Joe RETURN TO LIST
RAISE YOUR HAT CHORUS— Raise your hat and learn the easy lesson and as ev'rybody should know, Raise your hat and make a good impression ev'ry time you're saying Hello You leave the small time for the tall time, soon ev'ryone knows. A bowler or a proper summer boater or a topper anything goes Raise your hat, you need to be never caring and at any time of the day Raise your hat no matter what you're wearing and the population will say He's a Gent bent on making a bid to set a standard and he just used_his lid. RETURN TO LIST
" RAZZLE DAZZLE " Give 'em the old razzle dazzle Razzle Dazzle 'em Give 'em an act with lots of flash in it And the reaction will be passionate Give 'em the old hocus pocus Bead and feather 'em How can they see with sequins in their eyes? What if your hinges all are rusting? What if, in fact, you're just disgusting? Razzle dazzle 'em And they'll never catch wise! Give 'em the old Razzle Dazzle Razzle dazzle 'em Give 'em a show that's so splendiferous Row after row will crow vociferous Give 'em the old flim flam flummox Fool and fracture 'em How can they hear the truth above the roar? Throw 'em a fake and a finagle They'll never know you're just a bagel, Razzle dazzle 'em And they'll beg you for more! Give 'em the old double whammy Daze and dizzy 'em Back since the days of old Methuselah Everyone loves the big bambooz-a-ler Give 'em the old three ring circus Stun and stagger 'em When you're in trouble, go into your dance Though you are stiffer than a girder They'll let you get away with murder Razzle dazzle 'em And you've got a romance Give 'em the old Razzle Dazzle Razzle dazzle 'em Show 'em the first rate sorceror you are Long as you keep 'em way off balance How can they spot you've got no talent Razzle Dazzle 'em Razzle Dazzle 'em Razzle Dazzle 'em And they'll make you a star! RETURN TO LIST
" RED, WHITE AND BLUE " 1. Time for a song, gentlemen, It's an Anthem of Praise to a Lady, This is my song gentlemen, It's a homage I owe o a Lady. Each word among the Glory Days, Tells the lustre of her story, Lend me your ears, gentlemen, While I salute her name. 2. look to the year, gentlemen. When the views of the world will be London! This is the Year, gentlemen, When eyes of the world turn to London! Proud Banners will alight the sky, Crested Crimson on the Golden, Hall to the year, gentlemen, The year the Crowns Our Queen. CHORUS High and mighty my standard, Freedom belongs to you, You're the emblem of the flag we love, It's the Red, White and Blue Ev'ry colour the rainbow Has in a magic hue, There is none there that can compare With the Red, White and Blue. Though other lands may wonder, On the glory you bestow upon us all, That the distant roar of thunder Is the cheering of the people in the Mall Wider ever and wider You shall be waving through, On England's scene for England's Queen Over the Red, White and Blue. RETURN TO LIST
ROBIN HOOD Chorus Robin Hood, Robin Hood, riding through the Glen; Robin Hood, Robin Hood, with his band of men. Feared by the bad, loved by the good, Robin Hood, Robin Hood, Robin Hood. Verse 1- Robin Hood I came to Sherwood Forest with a feather in my cap A fighter never looking for a fight; My bow is always ready and I keep my arrows sharp, I use them, fighting for what is right. Verse 2 - Little John I'm Robin's fav'rite henchman and they call me Little John. I'll not forget my christening on the crown They had no holy water, so they poured upon their own. A pint pot, full of Newcastle Brown. Verse 3 - Sheriff of Nottingham I am the evil Sheriff and I'm after Robin's blood. I tax the poor to fill my tum-tee-tum. When Robin tried to trap me in the middle of the wood, He shot his arrow right up me …….. Verse 4 - Much the Millers Son I havn't much to sing about, I'm Much the Miller's son. The wicked Sheriff slew me poor old Dad. To prove I was a swordsman, I'd a fight with Little John An drove the perisher hopping mad. Verse 5 - Friar Tuck I'm banned from Fountains Abbey, 'cos my habits aren't too good, They call me by the name of Friar Tuck. I polish off the venison and steak and kidney pud. An' I'll have none of your foreign muck! Tuck Chorus Friar Tuck, Friar Tuck, munching all the pies, Friar Tuck, Friar Tuck, chicken an French fries, Two legs of lamb, ten tins of spam, Friar Tuck, Friar Tuck, Friar Tuck Verse 6 - The Bishop of Hereford Behold the crooked Bishop from the town of Hereford A traitor to King Richard, the true King. I fell into the clutches of that villain Robin Hood Who said "Arch - bishop you dance and sing!" Verse 7 - Allan-a-dale The wand'ring minstrel I am and my name is Allan Dale. My true love had to wed a fat old knight, But Little John wore priest robes and he changed the whole sad tale, "Fair Maid and Allan you're man and wife!" (sung by Little John) Verse 8 - Maid Marian I am Fitzwalter's daughter and they call me Marian. He locked me in the castle till I screamed. Now I'm the only woman in the Merry Merry men: The Snow White lily of Robin's dreams. Marian's Chorus Marian, Marian, Robins fav'rite girl. Marian, Marian, gets us in a whirl. Jumps like a flea, fights like Bruce Lee. (she leaps about fighting and kicking) Marian, Marian, Marian. Verse 9 - Will Scarlet I am the bold Will Scarlet and I'm always in the red. I'm really like a red rag to a bull. I swung up-on the gallows and was very nearly dead, Till Robin sever'd the rope like wool. Verse 10 - Sir Richard at Leigh I am a loyal Knight-at-arms and call'd Sir Richard Lee. The crooked Abbot took me house an grounds. I couldn't find the lolly for me flipping V.A.T. So Robin lent me four hundred pounds. Verse 11 - Sir Guy of Gisbourne I am Sir Guy of Gisbourne and the villain of the piece. The wicked Sheriff said "Now listen kid, I'll set you onto Robin, you're a thief to catch a thief, When he dies, you'll have a hundred quid!" Guy's Chorus Robin Hood, Robin, Guy will finish him Robin Hood, Robin Hood, tear him limb from limb. Hack out his guts, spill all his blood. Robin Hood, Robin Hood, Robin Hood. (cast encourage audience to boo and hiss during the song) Verse 12- King Richard 1 Behold the King of England, I am Richard Lionheart, Returning bravely from the Holy land. I'll grant you all a pardon; you can make a fresh, new start. You're now my forester, understand? Verse 13 - Everyone (Robin on toy hobby horse) He rode up to the palace and was cheered by everyone, His Lady Marian threw him a rose; The King of England knighted him the Earl of Huntingdon, And that's the way the legend goes. (Robin kneels and King Richard dubs him a knight with his sword) Spoken line by King Richard " Arise, Sir Robin!" Robins Chorus(final chorus) Robin Hood………….. RETURN TO LIST
ROCKIN' AROUND THE CHRITMAS TREE ROCKIN' AROUND THE CHRISTMAS TREE at the Christmas party hop. Mistletoe hung where you can see ev'ry couple tries to stop. RCOKIN' AROUNG THE CHRISTMAS TREE, let the Christmas spirit ring. Later we'll have some punkin pie and we'll do the some caroling. You will get a sentimental feeling when you hear voices singing, "let's be jolly, deck the halls with boughs of holly". ROCKIN' AROUND THE CHRISTMAS TREE. Have a happy holiday. Ev'ryones dancing merrily in the new old fashioned way. RETURN TO LIST
Rockin Robin He rocks in the tree tops all day long Hoppin' and a-boppin' and singing his song All the little birdies on Jaybird Street Love to hear the robin go tweet tweet tweet [Chorus:] Rockin' robin, rock rock Rockin' robin' Blow rockin' robin 'Cause we're really gonna rock tonight Every little swallow, every chick-a-dee Every little bird in the tall oak tree The wise old owl, the big black crow Flappin' their wings singing go bird go [Chorus] Pretty little raven at the bird-band stand Told them how to do the bop and it was grand They started going steady and bless my soul He out-bopped the buzzard and the oriol He rocks in the tree tops all day long Hoppin' and a-boppin' and singing his song All the little birdies on Jaybird Street Love to hear the robin go tweet tweet tweet RETURN TO LIST
ROLL ROLL ROLL Roll, roll, roll,well be there in the morning Roll, roll, roll, the miles away There's a new home waiting in the morning And the dawn of a brighter day Roll, roll, roll and right there in the morning Comes the end of the trail and then We shall wake from dreaming in the morning And our lives will begin again Shake the long years of trouble from us Travel on till we come to rest Journeys end is the land of promise out in the golden west Roll, roll, roll and we'll see in the morning All our future there unfurled Roll, roll, roll, we'll keep 'em rolling Going on to the dawn in a brave new world RETURN TO LIST
ROMANY ROAD Who cares for fame and fortune when a man lives a life as free as air, When your heart's alight withwandering and your home is anywhere A tent can be a castle, your roof can be the sky, Ride ev'ry storm the season sends, Know that the wind and rain are friends' Then you can say with the Gypsy's cry'' A wandering Vagabond, I ''. RETURN TO LIST
SAIL YOUR DREAM BOAT What are you doing Sonny, Dreamin a million dreams He's got a course that he wants to steer Maybe he thinks he's a Buccaneer. A Drake or a Nelson or maybe it's Captain Cook Or Frobisher or some hero he has read in a storybook. He wants to go sailing, sailing Over the mighty sea And none can dare to be so brave as one so young as he. What are you dreamin Sonny Where is your Port of call? Who are the shipmates you'll be taking Out on the deep with the billows breaking Don't be afraid we're on your side We'll wave you away with the turn of the tide Oh what it is to be young as he Who wouldn't share the prime days of youth? When a boy can live in a once upon a time Sail or beware for the days will fly, Live every one while you may And build your castles in the air All the way Sail your dream boat, sail your dream boat Let it ride on the ocean far May the winds all be fair, and the course lead you where You follow your lucky Star. In these noon days of your June days Where there are no storms and rain Sail on and bring your dream boat Safe home again. RETURN TO LIST
SAY HELLO TO YOUR NEIGHBOUR Say hello to your neighbour say Hello Been so long since I've seen you, you know Hello friend how've you been, close the door come on in There's a lot of lovely people here to know Say Hello to your neighbour (A) Say Hello (A) Shout it loud and let everyone know Don't be shy just say High (B) it's as easy as Pie Say it here and say it now and say it slow (Say Hello to your neighbour say hello) RETURN TO LIST
SCOUT HYMN (Solo) Now as I start upon my chosen way, In all I do, my thoughts, my work, my play. Grant as I promise, courage new for me, To be the best, the best that I can be. (All) Help me to keep my honour shining bright, May I be loyal in the hardest fight, Let me be able for my task, and then, To earn a place among my fellow-men. Open mine eyes to see the things as I should, That I may do my daily turn of good, Let me be ready, waiting for each need To keep me clean in thought and word and deed. So as I journey on my chosen way, In all I do, my thought my work, my play, Grant as I promise, courage new for me To be the best, the BEST that I can be. RETURN TO LIST
SEASCOUTING ISTHELIFE FORME Blow, Blow the weather, put out to sea, Sea Scouting is the life for me. Breezes a-blowing, so fancy free, Sea Scouting is the life for me. I go down to the sea in ships whilst the wind blows through my hair, And the spray leaps along my way Just to let me know it's there. Out on the billows I long to be, Free, sailing on the open sea, No doubt about it, it's plain to see, Sea Scouting is the life for me 'Cos I'm fancy free, on the briny sea, That's the life for me. RETURN TO LIST
SEASONS> Verse 1 I don't mind the winds of March that blow around my door I close my eyes and dream about, the things we have in store. In Spring a young man's fancy turns to thoughts of love they say So I'm content to wait until that happy day, when you....... Chorus Walk with me in the springtime Through the Golden Daffodils Hear the song of a Blackbird sweet and strong By a stream that sparkles down the hills Through a wood full of Bluebells keep me always by your side We'll remember with a smile, that in just a little while We shall walk in Springtime again. Verse 2 Now the sleepy buds of May are bursting into bloom We know quite soon we shall enjoy the warmth of flaming June. The Sunny days of August and the pleasant Summer nights Are moments in my lifetime, that bring great delight, when you.... Chorus Walk with me in the summer Down some leaty country lane Where the rose, and the honeysuckle blows On a gentle summer night again. Through the long golden evenings, Keep me always by your side. As the sea laps on the sand and we stand there hand in hand, We shall walk in Summer again. Verse 3 When the leaves of Summer turn to red and brown and gold We drive into the country and the lovely views unfold The misty days of autumn bring me joy beyond compare For I enjoy the mornings with that nippy air. when vou. Chorus Walk with me in the Autumn Gather brambles in the glade Take my arm as we wander through the park As the evening shadows softly fade Through the mists of November, keep me always by your side When we stroll into the town and the leaves come whirling down We shall walk in the Autumn again. Verse 4 When I see the snow Flakes drifting by my window pane As darkness falls we settle by the fireside once again. The bright and frosty mornings and the sound of Christmas chimes For me are just a prelude to those happy times when you ....... Chorus Walk with me in the Winter Leave our footprints in the snow See the lake where we used to love to skate When we were children long ago Through the dark of December, keep me always by your side, Just as I'm with you in our cosy world for two We shall walk in Winter again. Final Chorus. Walk with me through the seasons Summer Autumn Winter Spring Down the lanes where we watch the seasons change We shall stand to hear the church bells ring Through a world ever changing one thing always stays the same When the wintry days are gone and the birds burst into song We shall walk in Springtime talk in Springtime Walk in Springtime again! RETURN TO LIST
Winter Wonderland Verse Over the ground lies a mantle of white, A heaven of diamonds shine down through the night. Two hearts are thrilling in spite of the chill in the weather. Love knows no season, love knows no clime, Romance can blossom any old time. Here in the open we're walking and hoping together Chorus Sleigh bells ring are you listenin In the lane snow is glistenin A beautiful sight We're happy tonight Walkin in a winter wonderland Gone away is the bluebird Here to stay is the new bird He sings a love song as we go along Walking in a winter wonderland. In the meadow we can build a snowman Then pretend that he is Parson Brown He'll say are you married we'll say no man But you can do the job when you're in town Later on we'll conspire As we dream by the fire To face unafraid the plans that we made Walkin in a winter wonderland. RETURN TO LIST
Spring There is a feeling abroad in the air, And I dare you to share it with me. Aren't you aware that the flair in the air, Is the lair of a rare ecstasy. No time for reason, blame it on the season. Chorus Lovely wonderful spring, what a feeling you bring. I wanna fly through spaces, I feel like all three graces. Oh you magical thing, Makes me feel I could sing. Lack a day oh dilly dilly I don't care I'm silly billy, But it's Spring Spring Spring
SUMMERTIME Summertime an the livin is easy Fish are jumpin and the cotton is high Oh your daddy is rich an your ma is good looking So hush little baby don yo cry One of these mornin's You going to rise up singin Then you'll spread your wings An yo take to the sky But till that morning there's nothing can harm you With Daddy and mammy standin by RETURN TO LIST
HALLOWEEN Verse Get the lanterns lit make a night of it Let the parly begin It's a time to dance the night away And the spooks will join in the fray It's a time you can't miss Make your wish Chorus Halloween we're celebrating now for Halloween And when you're celebrating everybody's sharing, And nobody's caring what the mornings going to bring Halloween come on and follow where the leader goes Come on and join us in the show of shows Put on your fancy clothes, All your buttons and bows We'll have a night tonight when the moon is high Out comes the Bogeyman and the witches riding in the sky Once you've been you'll never miss another Halloween Get in and then you'll all become a part of it From the start of it You'll say its the best you've ever seen Halloween RETURN TO LIST
SILVER BELLS Christmas makes you feel emotional. It may bring parties or thoughts devotional. Whatever happens or what may be, Here is what Christmas time means to me. City sidewalks, busy sidewalks dressed in holiday style. In the air there's a feeling of Christmas. Children laughing, people passing, meeting smile after smile, And on ev'ry street corner you hear: Silver bells, silver bells, it's Christmas time in the city. Ring-a-ling hear them ring, Soon it will be Christmas day. Strings of street lights, even stop lights blink a bright red and green, As the shoppers rush home with their treasures. Hear the snow crunch, see the kids bunch, this is Santa's big scene, And above all this bustle you hear: Silver bells, silver bells, it's Christmas time in the city. Ring-a-ling hear them ring, Soon it will be Christmas day. RETURN TO LIST
SING Some words they can't be spoken only sung, So hear a thousand voices shouting love. There's a place, there's a time,in this life, when you sing what you are feeling. Find your feet, stand your ground, don't you see right now the world is listening to what we say. Sing it louder, sing it clearer, knowing everyone will hear you, Make some noise, find your voice tonight. Sing it stronger, sing together, Make this moment last forever Old and young, Shouting love tonight. To sing we've had a lifetime to wait. (wait, wait, wait) And see a thousand faces celebrate. (We have to celebrate) You brought hope, you brought light, Conquered fear, no it wasn't always easy Stood your ground, kept your faith, Don't you see right now the world is listening to what we say. Sing it louder, sing it clearer, knowing everyone will hear you, Make some noise, find your voice tonight Sing it stronger, sing together, Make this moment last forever Old and young, Shouting love tonight. Some words they can't be spoken only sung, To hear a thousand voices shouting love and light and hope. Just Sing, Just Sing, Just Sing, Just Sing. Come on and Sing it louder, sing it clearer, knowing everyone will hear you. Make some noise, find your voice tonight. Sing it stronger, sing together, make this moment last forever, Old and young, shouting love tonight. Hear a thousand voices shouting love. RETURN TO LIST
SINGING IN THE RAIN I'm singin' in the rain, Just singin' in the rain What a glorious feeling, I'm happy again! I'm laughing at clouds So dark, up above, The sun's in my heart And I'm ready for love. Let the stormy clouds chase Ev'ryone from the place, Come on with the rain, I've a smile on my face. I'll walk down the lane With a happy refrain, And singin', just singin' in the rain. RETURN TO LIST
SKELETON IN THE CUPBOARD There's an old deserted mansion On an old deserted road Where the better ghosts and goblins always hang out And one night they threw a party a la mode And they cordially invited all the gang out At a dark bewitching hour When the fun was loud and hearty A notorious wallflower Became the life of the party. Chorus The spooks were having their midnight fling The merry making was in full swing They shrieked themselves into a cheerful trance When the skeleton in the cupboard started to dance A goblin giggled with fiendish glee A shout rang out from a big banshee Amazement was in every ghosts glance When the skeleton in the cupboard started to dance All the witches were in stitches While his steps made rhythmic thumps And they nearly dropped their broomsticks When he tried to do the bumps You never heard such unearthly laughter Or such hilarious groans When the skeleton in the cupboard Rattled his bones RETURN TO LIST
Smiling Faces Chorus:- Smiling Faces on every hand: Smiling faces, life would be grand It's as simple as could be, if we face it cheerfully - with - Smiling Faces, on every hand, the world would be a wonderland, Oh how happy we would be, if around us we could see, A lot of - Smiling faces - on EVERY HAND! Verse:- No more scowling - no more growling. Wrinkles disappear, Lots of laughter is what we're after, that's what we want here, Come on - let's see you smile, come on now - that's the style… Let's see your…… Chorus:- Smiling Faces on every hand: Smiling faces, life would be grand It's as simple as could be, if we face it cheerfully - with - Smiling Faces, on every hand, The world would be a wonderland, Oh how happy we would be, if around us we could see, A lot of - Smiling faces - on EVERY HAND! (A bit of patter with audience, getting them to smile, etc) Repeat Chorus with audience joining in if possible (C,V,C,Patter,C) RETURN TO LIST
SOLDIERS OF THE QUEEN When the soldiers of the Queen march by Hear the beat of the feet and the drum All the flags are gaily flying On with a left, right here they come All the ladies take a look and sigh As they try to make them wink their eye Its a call through the land And they all follow the band When the soldiers of the Queen march by. RETURN TO LIST
SOMEBODY'S HOME SWEET HOME What's in a name we may sing of ? What is the magic it brings ? Here is the reason around which every mem'ry clings. It may be London, it may be Crewe; it might be Wigan or Timbuctoo, Wherever you mention it's Home Sweet Home to someone It may be Blackpool or Manchester; it might be Yeovil or Exeter, Wherever you mention it's Home Sweet Home to Someone Then there are men who long for the sight Of the Bluebells of Scotland on a braw-bricht-moonlicht-night It may be Belfast the glens and vales; the Rhondda Valley or Northern Wales, Wherever you mention it's Somebody's Home Sweet Home. It may be Dover or Nottingham; it might be Bolton or Birmmgham, Wherever you mention it's Home Sweet Home to Someone It may be Sheffield to which you're bent, it might be Blackburn or Stoke-on-Trent, Wherever you mention it's Home Sweet Home to Someone Southlands may hold for you many joys But it's North of the Border for the Glasgow Ranger Boys It may be Stranraer or Gretna Green; it might be Lenchars or Aberdeen, Wherever you mention it's Somebody's Home Sweet Home. It may be Brighton or Harrow Weald; it might be Yarmouth or Chesterfield, Wherever you mention it's Home Sweet Home to Someone It may be Durham or Grange-on-Sand, or else Newcastle or Sunderland, Wherever you mention it's Home Sweet Home to Someone Maybe there's someone thrilled to the hilt, Just to roam in the Gloaming and to see the wiggle waggle of the kilt Maybe with Pompey your heart is full, or else it's Derby or p'raps it's Hull, Wherever you mention it's Somebody's Home Sweet Home. It may be Yarmouth or Grimsby Town, Or some small spot on the Sussex Down Wherever you mention it's Home Sweet Home to Someone. May be to Margate your thoughts will wend, or else to cockles around Southend. Wherever you mention, it's Home Sweet Home to Someone Home is where the heart is—Home is where we'd be, Ev'ry Soldier and Airman and the Sailor on the Sea So praise the Hometown of everyone, Salute the family of ev'ry son, Wherever you mention it's Somebody's Home Sweet Home. RETURN TO LIST
SONG OF JOY Come sing a song of joy for peace shall come, my brother Sing sing a song of joy for men shall love each other That day will dawn just as sure as hearts that are pure Are hearts set free No man must stand a/one with hands held out before him Reach out and take them in yours with love that endures for evermore Then sing a song of joy for love and understanding Come sing a song of joy of freedom tell the story Sing sing a song of joy for mankind in his glory One mighty voice that will bring a song that will ring for evermore Then sing a song of joy for love and understanding. RETURN TO LIST
SPRING There is a feeling abroad in the air And I dare you to share it with me. Aren't you aware that the flair in the air Is the lair of a rare extasy ? No time for reason, Blame it on the Season. Lovely wonderful Spring, What a heling you bring, I wanna fly through spaces, I feel like all three Graces, Oh you Magical Thing, Makes me feel I must sing, Lack-a-day oh Dilly Dilly, I don't care I'm Silly-Billy, But it's Spring, Spring, SPRING! RETURN TO LIST
STEPPING OUT Stepping out, stepping out we're about to go gay Say goodbye to the sigh and the yawning. Never getting home till the morning's dawning with the bright lights a-light Turning night into day, Turn the clouds about, do some stepping out and let's go gay. RETURN TO LIST
STROLLING Strolling, just strolling, In the cool of the evening air, I don't envy the rich in their automobiles, For a motor car is phoney. I'd rather have Shanks's pony, when I'm strolling, just strolling, With the light of the moon above, Ev'ry night I go out strolling, and I know my luck is rolling, When I'm strolling with the one I love. Srrolling, just strolling, In the cool of the evening air, Ev'ry man and his dog keeps on walking for miles And we don't care who tramps most, But they can never pass one lamp post, when they're strolling, just strolling, In the light of the moon above Though we might think we're good planners, But the blighters won't learn manners, Though they're strolling with the ones they love. RETURN TO LIST
SUPERCALIFRAGILISTICEXPEALIDOCIOUS Um diddle diddle diddle um diddle ay Um diddle diddle diddle um diddle ay Supercalifragilisticexpealidocious Even though the sound of it is something quite atrocious If you say it loud enough you'll always sound precocious Supercalifragilisticexpealidocious Um diddle diddle diddle um diddle ay Um diddle diddle diddle um diddle ay Because I was afraid to speak when I was just a lad My father gave my nose a tweak and told me I was bad But then one day I learned a word that saved me achin nose The biggest word you ever heard and this is how it goes oh! Supercalifragilisticexpealidocious Even though the sound of it is something quite atrocious If you say it loud enough you'll always sound precocious Supercalifragilisticexpealidocious He travelled all around the world and everywhere he went He'd use his word and all would say there goes a clever gent When Dukes and maharajas pass the time of day with me I'd say me special word and then they ask me out to tea oh! Supercalifragilisticexpealidocious Even though the sound of it is something quite atrocious If you say it loud enough you'll always sound precocious Supercalifragilisticexpealidocious So when the cat has got your tongue there's no need for dismay Just summon up this word and then you've got a lot to say But better use it carefully or it may change your life One night I said it to me girl and now me girls me wife she's Supercalifragilisticexpealidocious Supercalifragilisticexpealidocious Supercalifragilisticexpealidocious Supercalifragilisticexpealidocious RETURN TO LIST
SUPER TROUPER Super Trouper beams are gonna blind me But I won't feel blue Like I always do 'Cause somewhere in the crowd there's you I was sick and tired of everything When I called you last night from Glasgow All I do is eat and sleep and sing Wishing every show was the last show (Wishing every show was the last show) So imagine I was glad to hear you're coming (Glad to hear you're coming) Suddenly I feel all right (And suddenly it's gonna be) And it's gonna be so different When I'm on the stage tonight Tonight the Super Trouper lights are gonna find me Shining like the sun (Sup-p-per Troup-p-per) Smiling, having fun (Sup-p-per Troup-p-per) Feeling like a number one Tonight the Super Trouper beams are gonna blind me But I won't feel blue (Sup-p-per Troup-p-per) Like I always do (Sup-p-per Troup-p-per) 'Cause somewhere in the crowd there's you Facing twenty thousand of your friends How can anyone be so lonely Part of a success that never ends Still I'm thinking about you only (Still I'm thinking about you only) There are moments when I think I'm going crazy (Think I'm going crazy) But it's gonna be alright (You'll soon be changing everything) Everything will be so different When I'm on the stage tonight Tonight the Super Trouper lights are gonna find me Shining like the sun (Sup-p-per Troup-p-per) Smiling, having fun (Sup-p-per Troup-p-per) Feeling like a number one Tonight the Super Trouper beams are gonna blind me But I won't feel blue (Sup-p-per Troup-p-per) Like I always do (Sup-p-per Troup-p-per) 'Cause somewhere in the crowd there's you So I'll be there when you arrive The sight of you will prove to me I'm still alive And when you take me in your arms And hold me tight I know it's gonna mean so much tonight Tonight the Super Trouper lights are gonna find me Shining like the sun (Sup-p-per Troup-p-per) Smiling, having fun (Sup-p-per Troup-p-per) Feeling like a number one Tonight the Super Trouper beams are gonna blind me But I won't feel blue (Sup-p-per Troup-p-per) Like I always do (Sup-p-per Troup-p-per) 'Cause somewhere in the crowd there's you RETURN TO LIST
TAKE IT EASY Take it easy, there's no need to hurry Just slow down the pace and don't get in a flurry, Just take time to stop and stare - at the world around you. Gently does it, and try to remember Although it is Spring now, too soon it's December And there goes another year Look at the colours of a lovely rainbow Count all the diamonds in the sky Watch the pattern of the stormy rain-clouds way up high. Walk, don't run, or you'll find to your sorrow It's never today but it's always tomorrow It's simple as A B C Just take it easy through life with me. RETURN TO LIST
TAKE THE AIR Take the air and it's going to be one wonderful day >From the moment Air Control says "Clear on the run way" We're riding on a rainbow, we're heading for the sky, All the flights are where the lights are sending us all skyhigh Take the air and then listen to our Jet controlled beats All you have to do is climb aboard and find your seats. Time now for the take oflf, we're aiming to share In a new Revue for you to take the air. RETURN TO LIST
THE BARE NECESSITIES Look for the bare necessities, the simple bare necessities Forget about your worries and your strife I mean the bare necessities or mother nature's recipes That bring the bare necessities of life Wherever I wander, wherever I roam I couldn't be fonder of my big home The bees are buzzin in the tree To make some honey just for me You look under the rocks and plants Take a glance at the fancy ants Then maybe try a few The bare necessities of life will come to you They'll come to you. RETURN TO LIST
THE BELLS ARE RINGING FOR MAIME Fire a shot, shoot the lot, Brother, give them all that you've got, After this you'll find a hurricane is tame, For the bells are ringing for Maime.Side by side with the bride, All the Bronco Busters will ride, What a wedding, what a day and what a dame, Oh. the bells are ringing for Maime. It's gonna go on and on, we're gonna go on and on, The whole night through, Choose your partners and take your partners along to the soiree and the barbecue, We'll be gay, making hay. At the celebratin' today, Come and see the little lady change her And we'll all be singing as the bells are ringing for Maime. RETURN TO LIST
THE BUCCANEERS Oh, it's great to be a pirate and to sail the Seven Seas, See the victims grovel as we bring them to their knees. Live for blood and thunder and to plunder as we please, We're the dreaded salt sea scavengers! Here you'll find matelots who have sail'd these many moons., Spanish, French and English and a lot of octoroons. All delight in fighting and they laugh and lick their wounds Like a fearless, tough, rough scavenger! No mercy for the victims?, we laugh as they grovel and they groan. We fire their boats and we slit their th roats And send them down to Davy Jones! Ev'ry Merchant Seaman trembles when he knows we're going to meet; Knows we'll use our cutlasses and slay them at our feet. Then we whistle up the sharks and give them lots to eat. We're the ravengers, we're the scavengers, We're the Skull and Crossbone Buccaneers. RETURN TO LIST
THE CALL OF THE OPEN ROAD " The sun is high in the lofty sky, The birds are beginning to sing. The daffodils upon the hills Are telling the girls it's Spring. So don your kit and you'll soon be fit You'll all be the image of me So come along and join the throng and shout with glee. Heigh-ho for the Open Road, Come, go on the Open Road. I know every wild abode So come for a hike as soon as you like with me. Far, far, from the grime and smoke, Hurrah for we nature folk Ha, Ha, how we laugh and joke When out on the nm its jolly good fun with me. It'll make you pure and beautiful You'll be healthy, free and strong, And you'll learn to sing our Battlecry; SIS BOOM BOOM KONG WONG . Begin, there is nought to fear, Chin chin say the girls up here, Fall in with me now and hear The Call of the Open Road. RETURN TO LIST
THE ELEGANT CAPTAIN HOOK" We're off to attack a thousand ships for gallant captain hook It seems we always make these trips to crook what we can crook We have to sing Yo ho yo ho we sing it whether we come or go Cause that's the only song we know that pirates sing on ships Yo ho yo ho yo ho Chorus We've worked for many a thief We've plundered for many a crook But never a gent so elegant as the elegant Captain Hook The worlds most famous Crook.
THE GREAT OUTDOORS Pack up the troubles of the city and the traffic And the hustle and the bustle of the street. It's like a cavalcade and anyone can make the grade You've only got to learn to use your feet. Far from the crowded scene, out where the grass is green Follow, follow, leave the town behind. Chorus Left right, left right, what a holiday When you're out along the merry way, Every mile is fresh and free Every step is all along the sunnyside of every highway that's the place to be. Through the fields or down beside the sea Hiding in a haystack when it starts to rain Soon as it's over, out you come and off you go again. RETURN TO LIST
THE GREEKS HAD A WORD FOR IT TOO We've got rhythm, lots of rhythm, We live for rhythm we do. It's nothing that's new, And the Greeks had a word for it too. On the up-beat, lots of up-beat, And then go following through, Don't figure it's new, For the Greeks had a word for it too. All the legions in Roman regions knew how to step and enjoy Every teacher they'd try to teach her and the best was Helen of Troy. RETURN TO LIST
THE GUNNERS We are the Gunners of the Queens Army We are the Soldiers of the Queen. Down all the battle lines of history, We were there to dominate the scene. You'll hear the music when the trumpets blow You'll hear the tramping of the feet You'll hear the orders as we forward go, RETURN TO LIST
THE ONE BESIDE YOU What d'ya care about a star to guide you All that matters is the one beside you If the one beside you is just the one for you You can find a way to borrow All you'll be needing for a bright tomorrow If the one beside you is just the one for you And your daydreams wake up in the pattern of the scheme And these daydreams come to life and now they're more than a dream How can you feel along or be a glum one When you know you've got a certain someone Always there beside you to make your dreams come true. RETURN TO LIST
THE SPORTSMEN Verse 1 Sportsmen we and jolly good sports, as you can plainly see; Full of vim and vigour and immense vitality. But there is a snag, my friends, so judge us not in vain. Things are not quite what they seem, So we must now explain. Interlude Gotta do what we want to do and do it our own way. Gotta do what we want to do as long as it's O.K. Chorus My father plays rugger, my brother plays rugger, my uncle is a rugger blue My cousin plays rugger, my mother plays rugger and I'm supposed to too. The vicar plays rugger, he preaches on rugger; Says other games are wrong. I'm always going thro' it; I never want to do it; I only want to play ping pong! There's lots of ways to play ping pong! Verse 2 My father plays cricket - my brother plays cricket, My cousin is a fielder too. My uncle is a batsman - my Auntie is a bowler, So what else can I do? My sister loves cricket - my hamster likes cricket, My girlfriend says I'm wrong. But as for every wicket - I don't care where they stick it I only want to play ping pong. Verse 3 My father likes rowing - my brother likes rowing, My friend is in a college crew. There's no sense in rowing - you can't see where you're going. Nobody's got a clue. They pull without stopping - until they are dropping, Each course is much too long. And I don't want to shiver - through falling in the river, I only want to play ping pong. Verse 4 My father likes climbing - my brother likes climbing, It's wonderful the things they've done. But halfway up Ben Nevis - then falling down a crevice, I can't see that's much fun. But if you should fumble, you must take a tumble And a slide down the mountain's long. And then you find you've got 'em - lots of bruises on your bottom, I only want to play ping pong. Verse 5 My father plays soccer - my brother plays soccer, And all they talk about is goals. I don't like a 'knocker' - but I'm sick of soccer, I wish they'd all play bowls! It's off-side and on-side, the ref is on one side, All his decisions wrong. But 'til they cut the training in fog and snow and raining, I only want to play ping pong. Verse 6 My father likes swimming - my brother likes swimming, My family are all swimming folk. My Ma's not afraid of - to show what she's made of, But I can't swim a stroke. If I start diving - you'd see me arriving Knocked out and wouldn't live for long. Maybe you think I oughta - but I don't like the water, I only want to play ping pong. Verse 7 My father's a wrestler - my brother's a wrestler, My Grandmother's a wrestler too. You never saw such capers - she wrestles with neighbours, Her 'holds' are just like glue. She knows who the boss is - she throws and she tosses, She says it makes her strong. She told me I must practice my wrestling but the fact is, I only want to play ping pong. Verse 8 Our father's may like it - our mother's may like it, But let us tell you all some news. It's high time we should be - and high time we could be Allowed to pick and choose. We won't spread confusions - so don't get illusions About this little song. So give us your attention - we fear we didn't mention The way we like to play ping pong Oh! There's lots of ways to play ping pong RETURN TO LIST
THE WORLD IS OURS The world is ours and we go forward Toward another seventy years Lighting a torch as we go forward To chase away the gloomy fears Follow the trail and march together With every step we take, walk tall We're going to make our Scouting's future years To be the finest of them all. RETURN TO LIST
THERE ARE NO STRANGERS HERE There are no strangers here, who could be strangers here Who follow the road along the trail Where there is time to share a thought for others In a world we can live and walk as brothers No matter where you go there will be friends who know And wait with a greeting warm and strong Through every day of life, this is the way of life There are no strangers here when here you belong. RETURN TO LIST
THERE'S AN ISLAND IN A SILVER SEA There's an Island in a silver sea, A fair and lovely land is she. It is my land and wher'er I roam I know no other land is home. England mine! Beneath your happy sky, Paths to roam and in your fields to lie, For this Island in a silver sea I give my life and all my years to be, RETURN TO LIST
THERE IS NOTHING LIKE A DAME We got sunlight on the sand, We got moonlight on the sea, We got mangoes and bananas You can pick right off the tree, We got volleyball and ping-pong And a lot of dandy games! What ain't we got? We ain't got dames! We get packages from home, We get movies, we get shows, We get speeches from our skipper And advice from Tokyo Rose, We get letters doused with perfume We get dizzy from the smell! What don't we get? You know darn well! We have nothin' to put on a clean white suit for What we need is what there ain't no substitute for... There is nothin' like a dame, Nothin' in the world, There is nothin' you can name That is anythin' like a dame! We feel restless, we feel blue, We feel lonely, and in brief, We feel ev'ry kind of feelin', But the feelin' of relief We feel hungry as the wolf felt When he met Red Hiding-hood What don't we feel? We don't feel good! Lots of things in life are beautiful, but brother, There is one particular thing that is nothin' whatsoever In any way, shape or form like any other. There is nothin' like a dame, Nothin' in the world, There is nothin' you can name That is anythin' like a dame! Nothin' else is built the same, Nothin' in the world has a soft and wavy frame Like the silhouette of a dame! There is absolutely nothin' like the frame of a dame. So suppose a dame ain't bright Or completely free from flaws, Or as faithful as a bird dog, Or as kind as Santa Claus, It's a waste of time to worry Over things that they have not, Be thankful for the things they've got! There is nothin' you can name That is anythin' like a dame! There are no books like a dame, And nothin' looks like a dame. There are no drinks like a dame, And nothin' thinks like a dame, Nothin' acts like a dame, Or attracts like a dame. There ain't a thing that's wrong with any man here That can't be cured by putting him near A girly, womanly, female, feminine dame! RETURN TO LIST
THERE'S NO SHOW LIKE A GANG'S SHOW There's no show like a Gang Show if a Gang Show is a Gang Show And we're now spreading our wings, heading for one wonderful time. To-night's going to be our night when we stand here in the spotlight, We are going to aim high, to the stars in the sky we shall climb. Nice to meet you and to -greet you all once again here. It's an evening we're all remembering year after year, so Welcome to our new friends and hello to our old friends Now we're all together so let the Party begin. Oh what a beginning, it's full to the brim, And every one of us just longs to get in the swim. Putting things together we've tried showing you how, There's no limitation so we'll start the Celebration NOW! We're going to have singing, we'll sing as we go, And bring the melodies to sweeten the show, And Mister Music Man we simply must have you, So how about a sample please for our new revue. RETURN TO LIST
THESE ARE THE TIMES These are the times we shall dream about, And we'll call them the "Good old days" When the years have rolled away we'll dream of the times we had, And songs we used to sing. So, while we're together let us laugh at the weather, And whatever the gods may bring When all our youth is but memory, And the years bring parting of the ways, Then believe me, fellows, These are the times we shall dream about, And we'll call them "Good old days". RETURN TO LIST
This Old man This Old man, he played one, he played knick knack on my drum. With a knick knack paddy wack, give a dog a bone. This old man came rolling home. This old man, he played two, he played knick knack on my shoe. With a knick knack paddy wack, give a dog a bone This old man came rolling home. Three….. on the tree Four……on my door Five ……on the hive Six…. ….on the sticks Seven…. up in heaven Eight… ...on the gate Nine…….on the line Ten……..on the hen. RETURN TO LIST
THREE CHEERS Three cheers for the days, to the joy and happiness found, for all the fellers around. Three cheers, for the times we have had rogether and while together we'll stay on top of the world. When the days bring the parting of the ways,no matter who it is departs, We'll remember these wonder memories and a song will be singing in our hearts. Three cheers for years and the best time of our lives. So along the way for each and every day you're gonna hear us say RETURN TO LIST
THOSE MAGNIFICENT MEN IN THEIR FLYING MACHINES Those Magnificent Men In Their Flying Machines they up tiddleee up up, they go down tiddleeeown down. They enchant all the ladies and steal all the scenes with their up tiddleee up up and their down tiddleeeown down. Up, down flying around looping the loop and defying the ground. They're all frightfully keen, Those Magnificent men In Their Flying Machine. They can fly upside down with their feet in the air. They don't think of danger they really don't care. Newton would think he had made a mistake To see those young men and the chances they take! Repeat Coda Those magnificent men, those magnificent men, Those Magnificent Men In Their Flying Machines. RETURN TO LIST
TIGER FEET Yea-a-a-ah, Yeah All night long, you've been looking at me Well you know you're the dance hall cutie that you love to be Oh well now, you've been laying it down You've got your hips swinging out of bounds And I like the way you do what you're doin' to me Alright That's right, that's right, that's right, that's right I really love your tiger light That's neat, that's neat, that's neat, that's neat, I really love your tiger feet I really love your tiger feet Your tiger feet Your tiger feet Your tiger feet Well alright Well flash your warning lights just as long as you like I know you're aching to be making me tonight I've got a feeling in my knees It's a feeling only you can please There ain't no way I'm gonna let you outta my sight Alright That's right, that's right, that's right, that's right I really love your tiger light That's neat, that's neat, that's neat, that's neat, I really love your tiger feet I really love your tiger feet Your tiger feet Your tiger feet Your tiger feet Well alright That's right, (that's right), that's right, (that's right) I really love your tiger light That's neat, (that's neat), that's neat, (that's neat) I really love your tiger feet I really love your tiger feet Well alright well now, you've been laying it down You've got your hips swinging out of bounds And I like the way you do what you're doin' to me alright That's right, that's right, that's right, that's right I really love your tiger light That's neat, that's neat, that's neat, that's neat, I really love your tiger feet I really love your tiger feet I really love your tiger feet That's right, that's right, that's right, that's right That's right, that's right, that's right, that's right That's neat, that's neat, that's neat, that's neat I really love, I really love, I really love, I really love I really love your tiger feet. That's right, that's right, that's right, that's right That's right, that's right, that's right, that's right That's neat, that's neat, that's neat, that's neat I really love, I really love, I really love, I really love I really love your tiger feet. RETURN TO LIST
TOGETHER Together, when we're all together We know how lucky we are. The world around us is every thing, The sound of music, the songs we sing. And even in the coldest Winter The warmest Summer arrives, We share together when we're together The best years of our Lives. RETURN TO LIST
TOMORROW The sun'll come out ,tomorrow, bet your bottom dollar That tomorrow, There'll be sun! Just thinkin' about, tomorrow . Clears away the cobwebs, And the sorrow , 'Til there's none! When I'm stuck a day ,That's gray, And lonely, I just stick out my chin , And Grin, And Say, Oh! The sun'll come out, Tomorrow . So ya gotta hang on 'Til tomorrow Come what may . Tomorrow! Tomorrow! I love ya Tomorrow! You're always A day A way! RETURN TO LIST
TONIGHT IS THE NIGHT OF ALL NIGHTS We're gonna shout out again, the Gang is about again, And that means we're hitting the high, We're keyed up and set, And ready below, Like greyhounds at the leash we're waiting Straight in for the go. It's gotta be wonderful, it's gotta be marvellous, Every night a night of delights; Get in the swim boys, you're ready and fit, Make it a bull's eye a rollicking hit, And long before the curtain falls you'll have to admit, Tonight is the night of all nights. RETURN TO LIST
TOP OF THE MORNING FEELING Verse 1 Though you may sail the world over, Millions of miles you may roam. When you've been here a day, I'll tell you right away, You'll never want to go home. Chorus Where you see where the Shannon flows, In the land where the Shamrock grows, Before you can count "nine" You'll get that "Top of the Morning Feeling" and it's fine. All the girls wear a lovely smile Ev'rywhere in the Emerald Isle As they fall into line You'll get that "Top of the Morning Feeling" and it's fine. Walking over a field of clover, you're not a rover alone. You'll find company and very soon you'll be Kissing the Blarney Stone. There's an eyeful in ev'ry scene. Nowhere else in the world as green All, all of it's mine, In (moon¹⁹⁷⁴ ) (rain²⁰⁰²) or sunshine. You'll get that "Top of the Morning Feeling" and it's fine. Verse 2 Nothing compares with Old Ireland, We've got the finest of tours. We'll make it merry and easy to understand The luck of the Irish is yours RETURN TO LIST
TROUBLE'S ROLLING DOWN THE RIVER Trouble's rolling down the river, Trouble's rolling down the river, Trouble's rolling down the river. But it ain't going to sink my boat. I see coming down the river, Heading my way down the river, Lots of trouble down the rolling river But I'm still going to keep afloat, Cos it ain't going to sink my boat. No it ain't going to sink my boat. I knew trouble was a-dawning, I could see a certain warning, I saw red sky in the morning, But it ain't going to sink my boat, I shall keep on keeping on from now to Judgment Day. To the storm, the wind, the rain I look at them all and say. Who's afraid of any river Roll the troubles in the river Then I'll drown them in the rolling river and I'll row on and keep afloat, 'Cos they ain't going to sink my boat, No they ain't going to sink my boat. RETURN TO LIST
Under The Sea The seaweed is always greener In somebody else's lake You dream about going up there But that is a big mistake Just look at the world around you Right here on the ocean floor Such wonderful things surround you What more is you lookin' for? Under the sea Under the sea Darling it's better Down where it's wetter Take it from me Up on the shore they work all day Out in the sun they slave away While we devotin' Full time to floatin' Under the sea Down here all the fish is happy As off through the waves they roll The fish on the land ain't happy They sad 'cause they in their bowl But fish in the bowl is lucky They in for a worser fate One day when the boss get hungry Guess who's gon' be on the plate Under the sea Under the sea Nobody beat us Fry us and eat us In fricassee We what the land folks loves to cook Under the sea we off the hook We got no troubles Life is the bubbles Under the sea Under the sea Since life is sweet here We got the beat here Naturally Even the sturgeon an' the ray They get the urge 'n' start to play We got the spirit You got to hear it Under the sea The newt play the flute The carp play the harp The plaice play the bass And they soundin' sharp The bass play the brass The chub play the tub The fluke is the duke of soul (Yeah) The ray he can play The lings on the strings The trout rockin' out The blackfish she sings The smelt and the sprat They know where it's at An' oh that blowfish blow Under the sea Under the sea When the sardine Begin the beguine It's music to me What do they got? A lot of sand We got a hot crustacean band Each little clam here know how to jam here Under the sea Each little slug here Cuttin' a rug here Under the sea Each little snail here Know how to wail here That's why it's hotter Under the water Ya we in luck here Down in the muck here Under the sea RETURN TO LIST
WAVE THE FLAG CHORUS Wave the flag to the sky above Wave the flag of the land we love Whenever dark days cover the view Then fly a new red white and blue Wave the flag let the people sing To the flag that is everything For every Briton everywhere Who has a darn good right to brag Come on along with me and wave the flag RETURN TO LIST
Weight Watchers CHORUS Weight watchers! Weight watchers! When all is said and done We can't eat anything that we like And we kid ourselves its fun Verse 1 No matter what you think we are, No matter how we look We've caught the latest fashion and we can't get off the hook Its, don't eat this and don't eat that. And liquor not a drop We started on this diet craze and now we cannot stop Verse 2 They say its economic. You can save a lot of cash But somehow I believe that statement is a trifle rash Although I saved ten pence last week on spinach. Fish and fruits. It's going to cost me fifty quid to alter all my suits Verse 3 Although you lose a stone or two by laying off the bread You find it has advantages if you just use your head It saves a lot on railway fares, It's simple if you're cute My wife, three kids and mother in law went to Whitby in this suit Verse 4 Now once you start a diet you must never ever quit they say The main objective is a way of keeping fit I get a lot of exercise and never feel the pinch I walk and walk and yet my trousers never move an inch Verse 5 I know I look quite skinny when I'm swimming in the parks And often all my friends are very free with their remarks They said I broke my diet - you should hear the way they crowed I ate a pickled onion and they told me that it showed Verse 6 Another thing that helps you. And its one that I should state Should I be with the boys one night and stay out rather late So if the wife gets mad at me and our front door she locks My pals just lend a hand and shove me through the letter box Verse 7 I might have overdone it and become a little mad I know its only skin and bones but what a fright I had Last night my dog took one big leap and quite amazingly He dragged me in the garden and tried to bury me Final chorus Weight watchers, Weight watchers but it can be no sin We just keep dieting till we look like something the cat brought in Weight watchers never die they only fade away RETURN TO LIST
We're all in this together We're all in this together Together, together, together everyone Together, together, come on let's have some fun Together, we're there for each other every time Together together come on let's do this right Here and now it's time for celebration I finally figured it out That all our dreams have no limitations That's what it's all about Everyone is special in their own way We make each other strong Were not the same Were different in a good way Together's where we belong We're all in this together Once we know That we are We're all stars And we see that We're all in this together And it shows When we stand Hand in hand Make our dreams come true Together, together, together everyone Together, together, come on let's have some fun Together, we're there for each other every time Together together come on let's do this right We're all here And speaking out with one voice we're going to rock the house The party's on now everybody make some noise Come on scream and shout We've arrived becuase we stuck together Champions one and all We're all in this together Once we know That we are We're all stars And we see that We're all in this together And it shows When we stand Hand in hand Make our dreams come We're all in this together When we reach We can fly Know inside We can make it We're all in this toghether Once we see There's a chance That we have And we take it Wildcats sing along Yeah, you really got it goin' on Wildcats in the house Everybody say it now Wildcats everywhere Wave your hands up in the air That's the way we do it Lets get to it Time to show the world We're all in this together Once we know That we are We're all stars And we see that We're all in this together And it shows When we stand Hand in hand Make our dreams come We're all in this together When we reach We can fly Know inside We can make it We're all in this together Once we see There's a chance That we have And we take it Wild cats everywhere Wave your hands up in the air That's the way we do it Let's get to it Come on everyone RETURN TO LIST
WE GO TOGETHER We go together, like ra-ma la-ma la-ma ka ding-a da ding-a dong, Remembered forever as shoo-bop sha wad-da wad-da yip-pi-ty boom de boom. Chang chang chang-it-ty chang shoo-bop, that's the way it should be, wha oooh, yeah! We're one of a kind, like dip da-dip da-dip doo-wop da doo-bee doo. Our names are signed boog-e-dy boog-e-dy boog-e-dy boog-e-dy shoo-by doo-wop she-bop. Chang chang chang-it-ty chang shoo-bop, we'll always bee like one, wa-wa-wa-waaah. When we go out at night, and stars are shinin' bright up in the skies above, or at the high school dance, where you can romance, maybe it might be love. We're for each other, like a wop ba-ba lu-mop and wop bam boom, just like my brother is sha-na-na-na-na-na-na-na yip-pi-ty dip de doom. Chang chang chang-it-ty chang shoo-bop, we'll always be together, wha oooh, yeah! We'll always be together. RETURN TO LIST
WEST IS WILD Now sit tight people don't you make a fuss There are ain't men living who are wuss than us For law and order well we ain't aware We just love killing and we jist don't care. Giddy up giddy up get in the saddle boys Ride em cowboy ride em do We all live in the big country Where the west is wild and the women are too We're bad bad fellers so we git no thanks They close up the dance hall and they lock the banks The streets all empty when they know we're round The Sheriff takes a holiday when we hit town. Giddy up etc I'm known to everybody as a rough tough Bill Quick on the trigger and I shoots to kill You know why I'm tougher than the rest who ride My mother was Bonny and me father was Clyde Giddy up etc We just don't worry if a lot gets done For we jist figger out that shootin's fun We kill two dozen in a couple of hours But when they gits buried , we always send flowers Giddy up etc A guy we know he brags an awful He claims half of Texas is what he has got With half a million cows he says he's full But Durn me that's an awful lot of Bull. Giddy up etc Now I've been a ridin for a month or more Durn me hide I'm very tired and sore And now the news is spreading over town I'm alright standing but I can't sit down Giddy up etc Now you've all heard a lot of Dan McGrew Well I'm that feller and I say to you You wanna meet me? Well you durn well can I'm Dan Dan Dan the thing a me man Giddy up etc I put twelve bullets in a man last night And now he's looking such a sad sad sight He's full of holes whichever way leans His wife now uses him to strain the greens Giddy up etc So glad we've seen you - you was nice to know And we've been pleasured quite a bit and so Meet all your friends and you can tell them then That here tonight you met the bad bad men RETURN TO LIST
WHEN A BAND STARTS TO PLAY When you hear a band begin to play, All along the way, people shout Hoo Ray, There's a thrill that floats upon the air, Ev'ry time a band begins to play. There's a magic moment when it comes, And you hear the thunder of the drums, There's a feeling all along the way, Fine and dandy when a band begins to play. Then, over the music, you see them arrayed, And on the march the flags are flying, Follow the big parade, So, play boys, play boys, let the air abound, With the trumpets sound, Every where around, And with the tune we're soon sent right away, When ever a band starts to play. RETURN TO LIST
WHEN THE SOLDIERS OF THE QUEEN MARCH BY 1. There's a tramping on the highway, there is the sound of marching men. You can hear the beat of all the martial feet. It's a thrill for only now and then, Ev'ry heart will beat the faster, and soon as the line appears. See the crowds as they all come from nowhere, to the sound of the thunderous cheers. 2. We're the toast of all the ladies, and it's a hit we've always made, For a sight like this they can't afford to miss, when the military's on parade. And of course we know the story to tell all the girls we meet, And we know how they bask in the glory, when we're swinging down the street . Chorus When the soldiers of the Queen march by, hear the beat of the feet and the drum, All the flags are gaily flying, on with a left, right, here they come. All the ladies take a look and sigh, as they try to make them wink their eye, It's a call through the land, and they all follow the band. When the soldiers of the Queen march by. RETURN TO LIST
WHITE CHRISTMAS I'm dreaming of a white Christmas, just like the ones I used to know Where the tree tops glisten and children listen to hear sleigh bells in the snow I'm dreaming of a white Christmas with every Christmas card I write May your days be merry and bright and may all your Christmases be white. RETURN TO LIST
WHO WANTS TO SAY GOODNIGHT When you've had a lovely ev'ning, Ev'rything's been going right, No matter if it's late Who wants to say Goodnight ? When you're with a certain someone, who can set your heart alight. And you are in the mood Who wants to say 'Goodnight' ? For the time and place don't matter, Even though the day is done, You'd rather stay when you feel O.K. and have some fun, But the ev'nings nearly over, For the hours are taking flight, And though it ends among such friends so warm and bright, Who wants to say 'Goodnight ? '. RETURN TO LIST
WINDY CITY I just blew in from the windy city, the windy city is mighty perdy, but they ain't got what we got, no sirree. They've got shacks up to seven stories, never see any morning glories, but a step from our doorway, we got 'em fer free. They've got those minstrel shows, perdy ladies in the big chapeau's. Private lawns, public parks, for the sake of civic virtue, they've got foutains there that squirt you. I just blew in from the windy city, the windy city is mighty pretty, but they ain't got what we got. I'm telling you, boys, we got more life in Deadwood city than in all of Illinois! On the street was a dancing feller, all dressed up in a suit of yeller, and the dance that he did there went something like this. Whistle. "guys start whistling" CALAMITY: You shoulda seen me a-winder shopping, a-winder shopping with eyes a-poppin' at the sights that you see there, yes sirree. Press a bell and a moment later, up you go in an elevator just as fast as a polecat a-climbin' a tree. I heard claim hundreds came to a thing they call a baseball game! Cigar stores, revolving doors, men wear sideburns and they oughter 'cause a haircut cost a quarter. I just blew in from the windy city, the windy city is mighty perdy, but they ain't got what we got. I'm telling ya boys, I ain't a-swappin' half of Deadwood for the whole of Illinois! RETURN TO LIST
WINGS OVER HOMELAND Wings over homeland, Wings over my land, Well we know the wind may blow but on we go for down below, Are those we love, happy and free, Wings round the Empire, Brings to our Empire, A unity for you and me and all the ones across the sea, That ever keeps us strong together, Come on my boys, Get in my boys, Fly high my boys, see, Wings over homeland, Men of the air are we. RETURN TO LIST
WINTER WONDERLAND Over the ground lies a mantle of white, A heaven of diamonds shine down thro' the night, Two hearts are thrillin' in spite of the chill in the weather. Love knows no season, Love knows no clime, Romance can blossom any old time, Here in the open, we're walkin' and hopin' together! Chorus Sleigh bells ring, are u list'nin! In the lane snow in glist'nin', A beautiful sight, We're happy tonight, walking in a winter wonderland! Gone away is the blue bird, Here to stay is a new bird, He sings a love song, As we go along, walkin' in a winter wonderland! In the meadow we can build a snowman, Then pretend he is Parson Brown, He'll say "Are you married?" we'll say, "No man! But you can do the job when you're in town!" Later on we'll conspire As we dream by the fire. To faced unafraid, the plans that we made, walkin' in a winter wonderland! RETURN TO LIST
WONDERFUL COPENHAGEN Wonderful, wonderful Copenhagen Friendly old girl of a town Neath her tavern light On this merry night Let us clink and drink one down To wonderful, wonderful Copenhagen Salty old queen of the sea Once I sailed away But I'm home today Singing Copenhagen Wonderful, wonderful Copenhagen for me RETURN TO LIST
The World in Union There's a dream, I feel So rare, so real All the world in union The world as one Gathering together One mind, one heart Every creed, every colour Once joined, never apart Searching for the best in me I will find what I can be If I win, lose or draw There's a winner in us all It's the world in union The world as one As we climb to reach our destiny A new age has begun We face high mountains Must cross rough seas We must take our place in history And live with dignity Just to be the best I can Sets the goal for everyman If I win lose or draw It's a victory for all. It's the world in union The world as one As we climb to reach our destiny A new age has begun It's the world in union The world as one As we climb to reach our destiny A new age has begun It's the world The world in union A new age has begun RETURN TO LIST
Yellow Brick Road Follow the Yellow brick Road, Follow the Yellow Brick Road Follow, follow, follow, follow, follow the Yellow Brick Road Follow the Yellow Brick Road, Follow the Yellow Brick Road We're off to see the wizard, the wonderful wizard of Oz We hear he is a whiz of a wiz, if ever a wiz there was. If ever, Oh ever a wiz there was, the wizard of Oz Is one becoz, becoz, becoz, becoz, becoz, becoz. Becoz of the wonderful things he does, We're off to see the wizard, the wonderful Wizard of Oz BR> RETURN TO LIST
Yellow Submarine In the town where I was born, Lived a man who sailed to sea, And he told us of his life, In the land of submarines, So we sailed on to the sun, Till we found the sea green, And we lived beneath the waves, In our yellow submarine, We all live in yellow submarine, yellow submarine, yellow submarine, We all live in yellow submarine, yellow submarine, yellow submarine. And our friends are all aboard, Many more of them live next door, And the band begins to play. (Trumpets play) We all live in yellow submarine, yellow submarine, yellow submarine, We all live in yellow submarine, yellow submarine, yellow submarine. (Full speed ahead, Mr. Barkley, full speed ahead! Full speed over here, sir! All together! All together! Aye, aye, sir, fire! Captain! Captain!) As we live a life of ease(life of ease) Every one of us(every one of us) has all we need,(has all we need) Sky of blue,(sky of blue) and sea green,(sea of green) In our yellow(In our yellow) submarine.(submarine) ( Haha! ) We all live in yellow submarine, yellow submarine, yellow submarine, We all live in yellow submarine, yellow submarine, yellow submarine. (fading) We all live in yellow submarine, yellow submarine, yellow submarine, We all live in yellow submarine, yellow submarine, yellow submarine. RETURN TO LIST
You Cant Stop The Beat TRACY You cant stop an avalanche As it races down the hill You can try to stop the seasons, girl But ya know you never will And you can try to stop my dancin' feet But i just cannot stand still Cause the world keeps spinnin' Round and round And my heart's keeping time To the speed of sound I was lost til i heard the drums Then i found my way TRACY & LINK Cause you can't stop the beat Ever since this old world began A woman found out if she shook it She could shake up a man And so i'm gonna shake and shimmy it The best that i can today 'Cause you cant stop The motion of the ocean Or the sun in the sky You can wonder if you wanna But i never ask why And if you try to hold me down I'm gonna spit in your eye and say That you cant stop the beat! PENNY You can't stop a river As it rushes to the sea SEAWEED You can try and stop the hands of time But ya know it just can't be PENNY And if they try to stop us, Seaweed, I'll call the N Double A C P Cause the world keeps spinning Round and 'round And my heart's keeping time To the speed of sound I was lost til i heard the drums Then i found my way PENNY & SEAWEED Cause you can't stop the beat PENNY & SEAWEED Ever since we first saw the light A man and woman liked to shake it On a saturday night And so i'm gonna shake and shimmy it With all my might today 'Cause you cant stop The motion of the ocean Or the rain from above You can try to stop the paradise We're dreamin' of But you cannot stop the rhythm Of two hearts in love to stay Cause you cant stop the beat! EDNA You cant stop my happiness Cause i like the way i am And you just can't stop my knife and fork When i see a Christmas ham so if you don't like the way i look Well, i \|ust don't give a damn! EDNA & ENSEMBLE Cause the world keeps spinning Round and 'round And my heart's keeping time To the speed of sound I was lost til i heard the drums Then i found my way EDNA & COMPANY 'Cause you cant stop the beat Ever since this old world began A woman found out if she shook it She could shake up a man And so i'm gonna shake and shimmy it The best that i can today Cause you cant stop The motion of the ocean Or the sun in the sky You can wonder if you wanna But i never ask why And if you try to hold me down I'm gonna spit in your eye and say That you cant stop the beat! MAYBELL Oh oh oh You can't stop today As it comes speeding down the track Child, yesterday is hist'ry And it's never coming back MAYBELL & ENSEMBLE 'Cause tomorrow is a brand new day MAYBELL And it don't know white from black ENSEMBLE Yeah! MAYBELL & ENSEMBLE 'Cause the world keeps spinning 'Round and 'round And my heart's keeping time To the speed of sound I was lost til i heard the drums Then i found my way 'Cause you cant stop the beat ALL Ever since we first saw the light A man and woman liked to shake it On a saturday night And so i'm gonna shake and shimmy it With all my might today 'Cause you can't stop The motion of the ocean Or the rain from above They can try to stop ths paradise We're dreaming of But you cannot stop the rhythm Of two hearts in love to stay You can't stop the beat! Aah, aah, aah Aah, aah, aah Aah, aah, aah ALL Come on you Vantussle's Come and shake your fanny muscles AMBER AND MRS.VANTUSSLE But we can't All Yes you can AMBER AND MRS.VANTUSSLE But we can't ALL Yes you can AMBER AND MRS.VANTUSSLE Yes we can You can't stop the beat Ever since we first saw the sun It seems vantussle girls are allways tryin Please someone But now we're gunna shake and shimmy And just have some fun today ALL And you can't stop The motion of the ocean Or the rain from above You can try to stop the paradise We're dreaming of But you cannot stop the rhythm Of two hearts in love to stay 'Cause you can't stop the beat You can't stop the beat!! You can't stop the beat!! You can't stop the beat!! You can't stop the beat!! RETURN TO LIST
YOU DON'T NEED MUSIC TO DANCE CHORUS You don't need the moon for loving Or stars for romance You don't need money to go to town And you don't need music to dance You don't have to look for bluebirds On the wings of chance If you don't hear the song they sing You don't need music to dance You can count sheep when fast asleep Dream when you're wide awake Fly around on the ground in a silent sound Don't pay the piper and spend high finance If you've got the rhythm in your soul You don't need music, you don't need music You dontr need music to dance. RETURN TO LIST
YOU'VE GOT TO PUT IN A SHOW You've got to put in show, a lot you know, To keep a glow around the programme. You've got to get new ideas, and it appears, It takes a lot to win applause and cheers. Tunes you can hum when the music makers come Out with a new top ten You've got to put in a show to make it go, A doh ray mee of lilting song hits, So look at the programme now And see just how we're going to try to make a new Gang Show You can't get along without us We can't get a long without you But if we're together there's bound to be for us All the lot of us, high time We're going to have a great night. We'll set the evening alight For if you can't get along without us You can be certain it's true We can't get along without you. RETURN TO LIST
YOU'LL GET ALONG VERY WELL Just put a spurt on and "go to town," When all your castles come tumbling down. If you put a smile on instead of a frown then you'll get along very well. When you can see on the window-pane Old stormy weather has called again, Just stand up and laugh at the wind and the rain And you'll get along very well. Fall in line, there's a sun that'll light up your story, Rise and shine, what about a look at early morning glory Don't start to holler when things are wrong, Don't get the wind up if nights are long, Just lift up your voices and break into song, And you'll get along very well, sir, You'll get along darn well. RETURN TO LIST
YOU'RE NEVER FULLY DRESSED WITHOUT A SMILE Hey, hobo man, Hey, Dapper Dan, You both got your style, But brother, You're never fully dressed without a smile! Your clothes maybe "Beau Brumelly," They stand out a mile, But brother, You're never fully dressed without a smile! Who cares what they're wearing on Main Street or Saville Row? It's what you wear from ear to ear, and not from head to toe that matters; So, Senator, So, janitor, So long for awhile, Remember you're never fully dressed without a smile! Hey, hobo man, Hey, Dapper Dan, You both got your style, But brother, You're never fully dressed without a smile! Your clothes maybe "Beau Brumelly," They stand out a mile, But brother, You're never fully dressed without a smile! Who cares what they're wearing on Main Street or Saville Row? It's what you wear from ear to ear, and not from head to toe that matters; So, Senator, So, janitor, So long for awhile, Remember you're never fully dressed, Though you may wear the best, You're never fully dressed without a smile. RETURN TO LIST
YOU'RE THE FELLOW FOR ME " I've been looking all over for somebody who Tries to understand what I'm feeling and Thinks the same as I do. If I tell you my story, You'll know what it's about Here is the way I have figured it out. If you believe in a life worth living Where the people are good and free, If you can share in the joys of giving, well You're the fellow for me. If you can look for a silver lining So that others around may see, And if you show them the sun is shining, well You're the fellow for me. Oh ! I know that it's true, Ar.d along there with you, We'll climb the highest mountain, then Down the other side into a land of better men We shall arise from the times of sorrow To a world as it ought to be. Lend me a hand for the New Tomorrow and You're the fellow for me. RETURN TO LIST