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Thread #45352   Message #2371009
Posted By: Genie
20-Jun-08 - 04:59 PM
Thread Name: Gig bloopers - did I sing that???
Subject: RE: Gig bloopers - did I sing that???
I frequently play for nursing homes and assisted living residences, and a popular song with those folks in the US is "(The Bells Are Ringing) For Me And My Gal." One part of the lyrics goes:
"Everybody's been knowing
To a wedding they're going,
And for weeks they've been sewing,
Every Susie and Sal."

What's been known to come out of my mouth (when I don't quite catch myself in time) is:
"...
And for weeks she's been showing ... "

In fact I've sung that or almost sung that so many times that I'm tempted to go ahead and write the whole "shotgun wedding" parody of the original song (though I kind of doubt I should share it with my senior residential facility audiences.) ; D

G