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Thread #83329 Message #3927686
Posted By: Joe Offer
28-May-18 - 03:42 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Add: Monty Python Songs
Subject: DT Corr:Always Look on the Bright Side of Life
Here's the one Monty Python song that we chose for the Rise Again songbook. It's in the Digital Tradition, but here's my transcription. I think the DT has the line in italics wrong.
ALWAYS LOOK ON THE BRIGHT SIDE OF LIFE
(Eric Idle)
Some things in life are bad, they can really make you mad
Other things just make you swear and curse
When you’re chewing on life’s gristle, don’t grumble, give a whistle!
And this’ll help things turn out for the best
CHORUS
And always look on the bright side of life
Always look on the light side of life
If life seems jolly rotten, there’s something you’ve forgotten
And that’s to laugh and smile and dance and sing
When you’re feeling in the dumps, don’t be silly chumps
Just purse your lips and whistle: that’s the thing! / Always…
For life is quite absurd and death’s the final word
You must always face the curtain with a bow
Forget about your sin, give the audience a grin
Enjoy it, it’s your last chance anyhow
So always look on the bright side of death
Just before you draw your terminal breath
Life’s a piece of shit when you look at it
Life’s a laugh and death’s a joke, it’s true
You’ll see it’s all a show, keep ’em laughing as you go
Just remember that the last laugh is on you
And always look on the bright side of life
Always look on the right side of life (repeat)
——w & m: Eric Idle
© 1979 Kay-Gee-Bee Music Ltd. All rights administered by BMG Rights
Management (US) LLC. In Monty Python Life of Brian.