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Thread #22316   Message #3117359
Posted By: GUEST,Ptorq
19-Mar-11 - 11:04 PM
Thread Name: Tom Lehrer and his satire. The Best!
Subject: RE: Tom Lehrer and his satire. The Best!
So yeah: years after the fact, but "Golley, Alma zigit, a tour" is actually Gaudeamus Igitur ("let us rejoice"). It's commonly sung as a drinking song; the general theme is "let's enjoy life while we're young, because all too soon we'll get old and die."