rlr@pyuxn.UUCP (12/03/83)
I know the requestor asked that this be mailed to him (I did that already), but I have a further question about this song. ------ Man (soon to be a lumberjack---RATS, I GAVE IT AWAY!!!) [SPOKEN] I never wanted to be a (YOUR LEAST FAVORITE PROFESSION HERE). I always wanted to be... A LUMBERJACK!!! [MUSIC STARTS IN MARCH TIME] Yes, a lumberjack!! The smell of the forest!! The redwood!! The scots pine!! The larch!! (BASICALLY, JUST NAME A LOT OF TREES HERE) (MAN TAKES OFF CURRENT OUTER CLOTHING TO REVEAL LUMBERJACK SHIRT UNDERNEATH) With my best girl by my side, [ENTER GIRL STAGE LEFT] we'd sing. Sing. Sing. Lumberjack: Oh, I'm a lumberjack and I'm OK, I sleep all night and I work all day CHORUS: (Sung by Mounties) He's a lumberjack and he's OK, he sleeps all night and he works all day Lumberjack: I cut down trees, I eat my lunch, I go to the lavat'ry (= lavatory) On Wednesdays I go shopping, and have buttered scones for tea Mounties: He cuts down trees, he eats his lunch, he goes to the lavat'ry On Wednesdays he goes shopping, and has buttered scones for tea CHORUS Lumberjack: I cut down trees, I skip and jump, I like to press wild flowers I put on women's clothing, and hang around in bars Mounties: He cuts down trees, he skips and jumps, he likes to press wild flowers He puts on women's clothing, and hangs around in bars (???????) [Confused Mounties regroup quickly for CHORUS] Lumberjack: I cut down trees, I wear high heels, suspendies and a bra (-r) [ "-r" implies suffix supplied by regional accent] I wish I'd been a girlie, just like my dear mama (-r) (in later versions: papa (-r) ) Mounties: He cuts down trees, he wears high heels Suspendies and a bra?????????? What kind of a... (Mounties descend into chaos and leave. The lumberjack either finishes the song himself OR a quick flurry of piano chords causes the Mounties to regroup and sing the CHORUS, but only up to the second "OK". In the first case, Girl then says: "And I always thought you were so rugged!" and walks off crying.) ------- I hope that summed it up. My question is this: we all know (well, at least most of us know (well, some of us know)) that this gem is a product of Monty Python. But who knows who actually wrote the song??? This is not a trivia test. I sure don't know. Please mail answers. Could someone also mail me the words to "Always Look on the Bright Side of Life"? Thanx in advance. -- Rich Rosen pyuxn!rlr