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Thread #137261 Message #3151166
Posted By: Jim Dixon
09-May-11 - 10:10 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Add: Songs sung by Leslie Sarony
Subject: Lyr Add: AT A WEDDING, A CHRISTENING OR A FUNERAL
You can hear this song at YouTube. It's the first of 2 songs in that "video." This is my transcription:
AT A WEDDING, A CHRISTENING OR A FUNERAL As sung by Leslie Sarony
INTRO: Here we are again, all the family, And we haven't been together for years. Someone's getting married, so we meet once more, And out come the smiles and tears.
1. Oh, we've lots of relations down our street, But there's something wrong with their poor feet, For the only time they ever seem to meet Is at a wedding or a christ'ning or a fun'ral.
2. The men shake hands, and when that's done, The ladies kiss there one by one, And the only time we have a bit of fun Is at a wedding or a christ'ning or a fun'ral.
CHORUS: There is happy land, far, far away. One man's meat is another man's poison; that's what we say.
3. We oil our hair and scrub out toes, Put scented soap in our ... nose(?). The only time we're smelling like a rose Is at a wedding or a christ'ning or a fun'ral.
4. Oh, the kids get dirty too, by heck, And at night our Tommy looks a wreck, And the only time she'll go and wash his neck Is at a wedding or a christ'ning or a fun'ral.
5. And father's got a tit-for-tat He calls his little gor-blimey hat, And all the fam'ly on his hat have sat At a wedding or a christ'ning or a fun'ral. CHORUS
6. Our Auntie Con is tall and strong. She's a wooden leg has Auntie Con, But the only time she ever screws it on Is at a wedding or a christ'ning or a fun'ral.
7. There are lots of them without a doubt Whose clothes are always up the spout, And the only time they ever get them out Is at a wedding or a christ'ning or a fun'ral.
8. They all discard their overalls. They all step up and pay their calls, And there's always an awful smell of camphor balls At a wedding or a christ'ning or a fun'ral. CHORUS
9. We've got a boxing son so bright Who always wants to show his might, But the only time he ever has a fight Is at a wedding or a christ'ning or a fun'ral.