ADD: The Rhythm of Life (from Sweet Charity)

Subject: Lyrics to: The Rhythm of Life
From:
Date: 25 Mar 99 - 03:20 PM

We are looking for the words to the song The Rhythm of Life. We aren't sure if that is the correct name for the song.

It goes something like this...

I was walking down the street last Sunday
feeling mighty low and kinda mean.
Suddenly a voice said go forth neighbor
spread the picture on a wider screen...

Subject: RE: Lyrics to: The Rhythm of Life
From:
Date: 25 Mar 99 - 05:07 PM

Sounds like a variant on "The Rhythm of Life" from the Broadway musical "Sweet Charity."

--Charlie Baum

Subject: RE: Lyrics to: The Rhythm of Life
From: GUEST,bb
Date: 05 Jan 05 - 05:55 PM

yo! if anyone cares, i have the lyrics to that variation. e-mail me at [e-mail] if u want them.

Subject: RE: Lyrics to: The Rhythm of Life
From: GUEST,Bo in KY
Date: 05 Jan 05 - 09:46 PM

I remember the chorus:

"For the rhythm of life is a powerful beat
Puts a tingle in your fingers and a tingle in your feet
Rhythm on the inside, rhythm on the street
and the rhythm of life has a powerful beat!"

Sang it in high school ... will try to dredge up the rest.

Bo

Subject: Lyr Add: RHYTHM OF LIFE (Cy Coleman, Dorothy Fields
From: Jim Dixon
Date: 07 Jan 05 - 12:41 AM

Lyrics copied from http://www.stlyrics.com/lyrics/sweetcharity/rhythmoflife.htm

RHYTHM OF LIFE
(Cy Coleman, Dorothy Fields, from "Sweet Charity")

Daddy started out in San Francisco,
Tootin' on his trumpet loud and mean.
Suddenly a voice said, "Go forth, Daddy.
Spread the picture on a wider screen."

And the voice said, "Brother, there's a million pigeons
Ready to be hooked on new religions.
Hit the road, Daddy. Leave your common-law wife.
Spread the religion of the rhythm of life."

And the rhythm of life is a powerful beat,
Puts a tingle in your fingers and a tingle in your feet,
Rhythm in your bedroom, rhythm in the street,
Yes, the rhythm of life is a powerful beat.

To feel the rhythm of life,
To feel the powerful beat,
To feel the tingle in your fingers,
To feel the tingle in your feet.

Daddy spread the gospel in Milwaukee,
Took his walkie-talkie to Rocky Ridge,
Blew his way to Canton, then to Scranton,
Till he landed under the Manhattan Bridge.

Daddy was the new sensation, got himself a congregation,
Built up quite an operation down below.
With the pie-eyed piper blowing, while the muscatel was flowing,
All the cats were go, go, going down below.

Daddy was the new sensation, got himself a congregation,
Built up quite an operation down below.
With the pie-eyed piper blowing, while the muscatel was flowing,
All the cats were go, go, going down below.

Flip your wings and fly to Daddy,
Flip your wings and fly to Daddy,
Flip your wings and fly to Daddy,
Fly, fly, fly to Daddy.

Take a dive and swim to Daddy,
Take a dive and swim to Daddy,
Take a dive and swim to Daddy,
Swim, swim, swim to Daddy.

Hit the floor and crawl to Daddy,
Hit the floor and crawl to Daddy,
Hit the floor and crawl to Daddy,
Crawl, crawl, crawl to Daddy.

And the rhythm of life is a powerful beat,
Puts a tingle in your fingers and a tingle in your feet,
Rhythm in your bedroom, rhythm in the street,
Yes, the rhythm of life is a powerful beat.

To feel the rhythm of life,
To feel the powerful beat,
To feel the tingle in your fingers,
To feel the tingle in your feet.

To feel the rhythm of life,
To feel the powerful beat,
To feel the tingle in your fingers,
To feel the tingle in your feet.

Flip your wings and fly to Daddy,
Take a dive and swim to Daddy,
Hit the floor and crawl to Daddy,
Daddy we got the rhythm of life,
Of life, of life, of life.
Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!
Man!

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The Rhythm of Life
From: GUEST,Emma
Date: 27 Jan 05 - 12:33 AM

does anybody have lyrics to pa pa rong?

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The Rhythm of Life
From: Helen
Date: 27 Jan 05 - 01:44 AM

Emma,

Welcome to Mudcat.

It works better on this forum if you start a new thread with the song lyrics you are looking for in the title, e.g.

Lyr Req: pa pa rong

(Note: when you create a new thread choose "Lyr Req" from the drop down menu on the left and just type the song title in the right hand field.

Also, it helps a lot if you can give us some more info on the song, e.g. who sang it, when/where you heard it, style of music, any of the lyrics you do know, etc

Helen

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The Rhythm of Life
From: Joe Offer
Date: 27 Jan 05 - 02:17 AM

If I'm correct, this song was done by Sammy Davis, Jr. in the movie version of Sweet Charity, playing a hip clergyman holding services in a parking garage. Everyone in the congregation was wearing bell bottom pants. Interesting scene, but it sure made the film look dated.
-Joe Offer-

Subject: RE: Req/ADD: The Rhythm of Life
From: GUEST
Date: 03 Feb 05 - 07:09 PM

when i started down the street last Sunday,
feeling mighty low, and kind of mean,
suddenly a voice said "go forth neighbor,
spread the picture on a wider screen"
and the voice said "neighbor there's a million reasons,
why you should be glad in all four seasons,
hit the road neighbor leave your worries and strife,
spread the religion of the rhythm of life"

for the rhythm of life is a powerful beat,
puts a tingle in your fingers and a tingle in your feet,
rhythm on the inside, rhythm on the street,
and the rhythm of life is a powerful beat.
[repeat 2x]

[come in on the second one](to feel the rhythm of life
to feel the powerful beat
to feel the tingle in your fingers
to feel the tingle in your feet)

[come in on the third one]{go go go
go go go
tell them everything you know}


-erm- that's all i remember....

Subject: RE: Req/ADD: The Rhythm of Life
From: M.Ted
Date: 04 Feb 05 - 02:11 AM

Where did you learn that song, GUEST?

Subject: RE: Req/ADD: The Rhythm of Life
From: GUEST,Michael Hanscom
Date: 13 Oct 05 - 04:03 PM

The version that 'GUEST' posted is the same version I learned almost twenty years ago, when I was singing with the Alaska Children's Choir up in Anchorage, AK. Before stumbling across this page, I had no idea that what I learned weren't the original lyrics, or that they were originally from Sweet Charity. Thanks much for this!

Subject: RE: Req/ADD: The Rhythm of Life
From: JohnB
Date: 14 Oct 05 - 11:06 AM

This
is the version our choir did(at least the cover looks like the same one) which is the words posted by Guest above,plus all the other ones Guest did not remember.
Being in Canada we changed the place names to Canadian content.
"Go and spread the Gospel in Vancouver, take a Walky -Talky to Calgary, all the way to Kingston then to Moncton, even shout it loudly from sea to sea" it then goes on to a Dooby Dooby bit, with different parts doing different Doobies. A local choral group may have a copy you could borrow, I know our choir rents out music to other choral groups.
JohnB

Subject: Lyr Add: THE RHYTHM OF LIFE
From: GUEST,Here's the words to the variant of The Rythe
Date: 24 Oct 05 - 06:46 PM

THE RHYTHM OF LIFE

VERSE 1: When I started down the street last Sunday
Feeling mighty low and kinda mean
Suddenly a voice said go forth neighbor
Spread the picture on a wider screen
And the voice said neighbor there's a million reasons
Why you should be glad in all four seasons
Hit the road neighbor leave your worries and strife
Spread the religion of the rhythm of life

CHORUS: For the rhythm of life is a powerful beat
Puts a tingle in your fingers and a tingle in your feet
Rhythm on the inside rhythm in the street
And the rhythm of life is a powerful beat
Chorus special (sung one line for each line in chorus)
To feel the rhythm of life
To feel the powerful beat
To feel the tingle in your fingers
To feel the tingle in your feet

VERSE 2: Go and spread the gospel in Milwaukee
Take a walkie-talkie to Rocky Ridge
All the way to Canton then to Scranton
Eve tell it under the Manhattan bridge

BRIDGE (FAST): You will make a new sensation
Have a growing congregation
Build a glowing operation
Here below
Like a pied piper blowing
Lead and keep the music flowing
Keep the rhythm go, go, going
Go, go, go

BRIDGE SPECIAL (HALF SPEED) 1 LINE FOR EVERY 2 LINES OF BRIDGE
You will make a new sensation
Have a growing congregation
Build a glowing operation
Here below go, go

(BRIDGE IS REPEATED AGAIN FOR SECOND PART OF BRIDGE SPECIAL)
Like a pied piper blowing
Lead and keep the music flowing
Keep the rhythm go, go, going
Go, go, go, go, go (LAST THREE GOS ARE SUNG TOGETHER)

CHORUS SPECIAL (LAST TIME)
For the rhythm of life is a powerful beat
To feel the rhythm of life
Puts a tingle in your fingers and a tingle in your feet
To feel the powerful beat
Rhythm on the inside rhythm in the street
To feel the tingle in your fingers
And the rhythm of life is a powerful beat
To feel the tingle in your

ENDING (ALL TOGETHER)
Life...life...
Neighbor you've got the
...Rhythm...rhythm
...Rhythm of life!

I sang this version in the 6th grade. If anyone has any comments feel free to send them to [e-mail]

Subject: RE: Req/ADD: The Rhythm of Life
From: GUEST,Kat jac
Date: 01 Nov 05 - 05:29 PM

We sang the rythem of life in choir. That is a really fun song! Its cool to know what play it cam from. The post before me has it perfect! It had a very fun beat.

Subject: RE: Req/ADD: The Rhythm of Life
From: GUEST,meeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
Date: 01 Nov 05 - 05:30 PM

hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeelllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllloooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

Subject: RE: Req/ADD: The Rhythm of Life
From: GUEST,C/Mitchell
Date: 01 Nov 05 - 06:56 PM

I remember sanging this song in Middle School, one of my favorites, oh, and how I could never get it out of my head. It's very wonderful when you have all four parts (SATB) singing it.

Subject: RE: Req/ADD: The Rhythm of Life
From: GUEST
Date: 13 Nov 05 - 02:37 PM

when i started down the street last Sunday
feeling mighty low and kinda mean
then i heard a voice say go fourth neighbor
spread the picture on a wider screen
and the voice said neighbor theirs a million reasons
why u should be glad in all for season

idk the rest

go and spread the gospel in milwaukee
take a walkie talkie to rocky ride
all the way to canton then to Scranton
even tell it under the Manhattan bridge

Subject: RE: Req/ADD: The Rhythm of Life
From: GUEST,wilfthedog
Date: 17 Nov 05 - 10:02 AM

this song is currently on an advert in the UK

its doing my head in but did

Sammy Davis Jnr sing it or was it Dean Martin ?

please put me out of my misery

Subject: Lyr Add: RHYTHM OF LIFE
From: GUEST,lonely star
Date: 18 Nov 05 - 07:29 PM

I am currently learning the song RHYTHM OF LIFE in county chorus. As guest did a good job on the lyrics, they missed a lot of words. Here are the lyrics I am singing for the concert tomorrow and if I might add this is my favorite piece that we are singing for the 7th grade songs.

RHYTHM OF LIFE

When I started down the street last Sunday
Feeling mighty low and kinda mean
Suddenly a voice said go forth neighbor
Spread the picture on a wider screen
And the voice said neighbor there's a million reasons
Why you should be glad in all four seasons
Hit the road neighbor leave your worries and strife
Spread the religion of the rhythm of life

*CHORUS* (Only the sopranos sing this part, not everyone)
For the rhythm of life
Is a powerful beat
Puts a tingle in your fingers
And a tingle in your feet
Rhythm on the inside
Rhythm in the street
For the rhythm of life
Is a powerful beat
(Repeat once more)

*VERSE 2* (Only baritones sing this part, once again, not everyone)

Go and spread the gospel in Milwaukee
Take a walkie-talkie to rocky ridge

(Only soprano and alto sing this part)

All the way to Canton then to Scranton
(Fast) Even tell it under the Manhattan Bridge
Bridge

(Only soprano sing this part)

You will make a new sensation
Have a growing congregation
Build a glowing operation
He-re be-low---

Flip your wings
And fly up high
Flip your wings
And fly up high
Flip your wings
And fly up high
Fly, fly, try to fly

You can do it
If you try
You can do it
If you try
You can do it
If you try
Try, try, try to fly

(This is all three singing types)

To feel the rhythm of life
To feel the powerful beat
To feel the tingle in your fingers
To feel the tingle in your feet

(Sopranos first part, alto and baritone is the second line each time) (They sing these two lines at the same time with each section singing their part)

For the rhythm of life is a powerful beat
To feel the rhythm of life
Puts a tingle in your fingers and a tingle in your feet
To feel the powerful beat
Rhythm on the inside rhythm in the street
To feel the tingle in your fingers
And the rhythm of life is a powerful beat
To feel the tingle in your feet

Rhythm of your life (baritone and alto do this low and sopranos normal)
...
Rhythm of life--- (soprano sing this part very high)(baritone and alto sing this the same as last)


Well that's all I can help you with if you need help, or have questions email me at
[e-mail]
Or
[e-mail]
Or
[e-mail]

Well that's all for now
Catch ya on the flip side,
Lonely star

Subject: RE: Req/ADD: The Rhythm of Life
From: GUEST,Guest
Date: 20 Nov 05 - 05:25 PM

Anybody know the tune?

Subject: Rhythm of life
From: GUEST,Todor BG
Date: 22 Nov 05 - 05:12 PM

This song has been favorite to the choir in which I am singing for 20 years. We are a high school choir form Bulgaria, and I am very glad that this song is so popular around the world. I am 19 and this is my last year in this choir, and I know that there is hardly anybody who have sung this song, and hasn`t felt immense happiness:)))

Subject: RE: Req/ADD: The Rhythm of Life
From: GUEST
Date: 27 Nov 05 - 07:41 PM

I love this song we sing it in competition choir for thompson middle school

Subject: RE: Req/ADD: The Rhythm of Life
From: The Fooles Troupe
Date: 27 Nov 05 - 07:49 PM

On one Aussie TV Talent show, the regular cast did a full all singing, all dancing 12 part harmony version that was amazing!

Subject: RE: Req/ADD: The Rhythm of Life
From: GUEST
Date: 03 Dec 05 - 09:01 AM

Rhythm of Life as sung by Sammy Davis Jr. is currently being used in the UK in the new Guinness advert. a very cool advert with a very cool song. love it!

Subject: RE: Req/ADD: The Rhythm of Life
From: GUEST,A random guest
Date: 12 Dec 05 - 02:23 PM

I was trying to find the lyrics to "Rhythem of life"
Then I found this site.
Thank you for the lyrics. They're pretty clear in my head now.
I sang this song in middle school and I really miss it.
now I can sing it, and hopefully my friends will sing the other parts with me.
Thanks! I feel this song, and I love it.

~hope

Subject: RE: Req/ADD: The Rhythm of Life
From: GUEST,.....
Date: 12 Dec 05 - 09:47 PM

aakkkkkk we sang this song in 5th grade and singing it again reminds me..... now its stuck in mw head....

Subject: RE: Req/ADD: The Rhythm of Life
From: GUEST,annoymous
Date: 12 Dec 05 - 10:12 PM

When I started down the street last Sunday
feeling mighty low and kind of mean
suddenly a voice said go forth neighbor
spread the picture on a wider screen
and the voice said neighbor there's a million reasons
why you should be glad in all four seasons
hit the road neighbor leave your worries and strife
spread the religion of the rhythm of life.

Subject: RE: Req/ADD: The Rhythm of Life
From: GUEST,sehrish
Date: 16 Dec 05 - 03:30 PM

I sang this song in year six. We sang it in a carol concert. I also sang there is no rose. Its prett hard to get all the wright notes but we managed it. I would like to say hi to all my friends if they visit this site! I will tell them to go on this sight in school in a I.C.T lesson!

Subject: RE: Req/ADD: The Rhythm of Life
From: rainbow_girl
Date: 18 Dec 05 - 10:04 AM

My mum (Jeanie) urged me to come and look at this thread as I am in a production of Sweet Charity myself at the moment. I think its a fab song - but once it gets stuck in your head you're done for!

Subject: RE: Req/ADD: The Rhythm of Life
From: GUEST
Date: 07 Jan 06 - 07:24 PM

this is the BEST SONG EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
we.re singing it rite now and I LOVE IT SOOOOO MUCH!!!!! woo talk to yall later BIZYE!!!!!!!

Subject: RE: Req/ADD: The Rhythm of Life
From: GUEST,Dale
Date: 07 Jan 06 - 08:33 PM

I am in the production of Sweet Charity at college. (Oldham College, Manchester Uk). I have got the part of Daddy Brubeck who is the guy who sings this song with his 2 assistants and an ensemble chorus. I have never heard the lyrics stated above as I have known this song for ages and always known them to be

Daddy started out in san fransisco etc...

I can't wait to get stuck in the rehearsals though.

Subject: RE: Req/ADD: The Rhythm of Life
From:
Date: 13 Jan 06 - 05:02 PM

yes that is the correct title. at least thats the version i know.

Subject: RE: Req/ADD: The Rhythm of Life
From: GUEST,someone
Date: 13 Jan 06 - 05:07 PM

thanks to the ppl who put the lyrics out. its helped me decided what song to sing for a concert!

Subject: RE: Req/ADD: The Rhythm of Life
From: GUEST,GUEST
Date: 14 Jan 06 - 10:28 AM

We sing that in choir. It's really great!

Subject: RE: Req/ADD: The Rhythm of Life
From: GUEST,GUEST,ARGENTINA
Date: 18 Feb 06 - 05:33 PM

this is crazy!!!! i didnt know it was such a famous song! were singing it in my high school choir, in argentina!
its a small world after all
but we sing the version with milwakee, canton, scranton, manhatan, not vancouver etc. and without the "daddy"

Subject: RE: Req/ADD: The Rhythm of Life
From: GUEST,Thomas, Germany
Date: 11 Mar 06 - 06:27 PM

I know the song, too. We sang it once here in Germnay. Does anybody have a good recording?

Thomas

Subject: RE: Req/ADD: The Rhythm of Life
From: GUEST,k8ie; Missouri, USA
Date: 13 Mar 06 - 05:24 PM

well, im singin this in choir rite now, i dont remember the ending and im sure there are sum mistakes, but this is wat i remember from the sheet music. its the soprana version, so sry 4 evry1 else. i no its not the xact version, but its rele close!


Rhythm of Life
Soprano version

Verse 1
When I started down the street last Sunday
feeling mighty low and kind of mean
Suddenly a voice said go forth neighbor
spread the picture on a wider screen
And the voice said neighbor there's a million reasons
why you should be glad in all four seasons
Hit the road neighbor leave your worries and strife
Spread the religion of the rhythm of life

Chorus
For the rhythm of life is a powerful beat
Puts a tingle in your fingers and a tingle in your feet
rhythm on the inside rhythm in the street
and the rhythm of life is a powerful beat
                To feel the rhythm of life
                To feel the powerful beat
                To feel the tingle in your fingers
                To feel the tingle in your feet (2x)

Verse 2
Go and spread the gospel in Milwaukee
Take a walkie talkie to Rocky Ridge
All the way to Canton then to Scranton
even tell it under the Manhattan bridge
Bridge
(Fast 3x)
You will make a new sensation
have a growing congregation
build a glowing operation
here below
Like a pied piper blowing
Lead and keep the music flowing
Keep the rhythm go go going
Go go go

Doobi, doobi, doobi, doobi, doobi, doobi, do-bi
Doobi, doobi, doobi, doobi, doobi, doobi, do-bi
Doobi, doobi, doobi, doobi, doobi, doobi, do-bi
Doobi, doobi, doobi, doobi, doobi, doobi, do
(2x)

Flip your wings and fly up high
Flip your wings and fly up high
Flip your wings and fly up high,
Fly, fly, fly up high

You can do it if you try
You can do it if you try
You can do it if you try
Try, try, try to fly

Like a bird up in the sky
Like a bird up in the sky
Like a bird up in the sky
Fly, fly, fly up high

Chorus 3x
For the rhythm of life is a powerful beat
Puts a tingle in your fingers and a tingle in your feet
rhythm on the inside rhythm in the street
and the rhythm of life is a powerful beat

Subject: RE: Req/ADD: The Rhythm of Life
From: GUEST,k8ie; Missouri, USA
Date: 31 Mar 06 - 05:02 PM

i've got some corrections for my earlier message, but remember this is the 1st soprano version, but i still don't remember the ending!

Rhythm of Life
Soprano version

Verse 1
When I started down the street last Sunday
feeling mighty low and kind of mean
Suddenly a voice said go forth neighbor
spread the picture on a wider screen
And the voice said neighbor there's a million reasons
why you should be glad in all four seasons
Hit the road neighbor leave your worries and strife
Spread the religion of the rhythm of life

Chorus
For the rhythm of life is a powerful beat
Puts a tingle in your fingers and a tingle in your feet
rhythm on the inside rhythm in the street
and the rhythm of life is a powerful beat
                To feel the rhythm of life
                To feel the powerful beat
                To feel the tingle in your fingers
                To feel the tingle in your feet (2x)

Verse 2
Go and spread the gospel in Milwaukee
Take a walkie talkie to Rocky Ridge
All the way to Canton then to Scranton
even tell it under the Manhattan bridge
Bridge
(Fast 3x)
You will make a new sensation
have a growing congregation
build a glowing operation
here below
Like a pied piper blowing
Lead and keep the music flowing
Keep the rhythm go go going
Go go go

Flip your wings and fly up high
Flip your wings and fly up high
Flip your wings and fly up high,
Fly, fly, fly up high

You can do it if you try
You can do it if you try
You can do it if you try
Try, try, try to fly

Like a bird up in the sky
Like a bird up in the sky
Like a bird up in the sky
Fly, fly, fly, fly, fly

Doobi, doobi, doobi, doobi, doobi, doobi, do-bi
Doobi, doobi, doobi, doobi, doobi, doobi, do-bi
Doobi, doobi, doobi, doobi, doobi, doobi, do-bi
Doobi, doobi, doobi, doobi, doobi, doobi, do
(3x)

Chorus 3x
For the rhythm of life is a powerful beat
Puts a tingle in your fingers and a tingle in your feet
rhythm on the inside rhythm in the street
and the rhythm of life is a powerful beat

Subject: RE: Req/ADD: The Rhythm of Life
From: GUEST,Lawson Purdie - Scotland
Date: 14 Apr 06 - 11:35 AM

Been singing this song for years and it has always been a favourite.   For a time it was the most popular choral piece in the UK.   My choir - The Glasgow Phoenix Choir - recorded it in 1999 and it is on "Titanic - Classic Pop Collection" CDITV 658 by ScotDisc.   Part of it can be heard on website www.phoenixchoir.org under "recordings".

Subject: RE: Req/ADD: The Rhythm of Life
From: GUEST,Guest
Date: 18 Apr 06 - 10:07 AM

I didn't know schools like this song so mutch!!!!!!!
At Hamburg Middle we have to sing it for comprtiton in select.

Subject: RE: Req/ADD: The Rhythm of Life
From: GUEST,chris
Date: 30 Apr 06 - 12:40 PM

I have recently been given a copy of this from my neighbour, who played it incessantly to me to get himself through a nasty divorce and the death of his father. I play it all the time now to pick myself up on bad days, being recently seperated myself.

Unfortunately it is on tape, but if I find a way to get it onto the web, I will post a version of it.

It's from a welsh male voice choir!

Subject: RE: Req/ADD: The Rhythm of Life
From: GUEST,James
Date: 07 May 06 - 04:53 PM

we sang this in high school chorus also
we sung it for a competition this song got us 2nd place out of 80 choir's in our division..
we sang the version with the word "neighbor" not daddy.
that a couple of people have posted the lyrics to.
if someone knows where i can get the lyrics like on an audio recording i would be very thankful
email me at [e-mail].
aim= dawgking69
or yahoo= ps_61 thanks to anyone who can help

Subject: RE: Req/ADD: The Rhythm of Life
From: GUEST,k8ie; Missouri, USA
Date: 08 May 06 - 06:36 PM

i finally got this WHOLE song down. were preforming it tomorrow!

Rhythm of Life
Soprano version

Verse 1
When I started down the street last Sunday
feeling mighty low and kind of mean
Suddenly a voice said go forth neighbor
spread the picture on a wider screen
And the voice said neighbor there's a million reasons
why you should be glad in all four seasons
Hit the road neighbor leave your worries and strife
Spread the religion of the rhythm of life

Chorus
For the rhythm of life is a powerful beat
Puts a tingle in your fingers and a tingle in your feet
rhythm on the inside rhythm in the street
and the rhythm of life is a powerful beat
                To feel the rhythm of life
                To feel the powerful beat
                To feel the tingle in your fingers
                To feel the tingle in your feet (2x)

Verse 2
Go and spread the gospel in Milwaukee
Take a walkie talkie to Rocky Ridge
All the way to Canton then to Scranton
even tell it under the Manhattan bridge
Bridge
(Fast 3x)
You will make a new sensation
have a growing congregation
build a glowing operation
here below
Like a pied piper blowing
Lead and keep the music flowing
Keep the rhythm go go going
Go go go

Flip your wings and fly up high
Flip your wings and fly up high
Flip your wings and fly up high,
Fly, fly, fly up high

You can do it if you try
You can do it if you try
You can do it if you try
Try, try, try to fly

Like a bird up in the sky
Like a bird up in the sky
Like a bird up in the sky
Fly, fly, fly, fly, fly

Doobi, doobi, doobi, doobi, doobi, doobi, do-bi
Doobi, doobi, doobi, doobi, doobi, doobi, do-bi
Doobi, doobi, doobi, doobi, doobi, doobi, do-bi
Doobi, doobi, doobi, doobi, doobi, doobi, do
(3x)

Chorus 3x
For the rhythm of life is a powerful beat
Puts a tingle in your fingers and a tingle in your feet
rhythm on the inside rhythm in the street
and the rhythm of life is a powerful beat

To feel the rhythm of life
To feel the powerful beat
To feel the tingle in your fingers
To feel the tingle in your life, life, life

Neighbor you've got that rhythm, rhythm, rhythm,
Rhythm of life!!!!

Subject: RE: Req/ADD: The Rhythm of Life
From: GUEST,the song goes
Date: 23 May 06 - 05:58 PM

Subject: RE: Req/ADD: The Rhythm of Life
From: GUEST,anonymous
Date: 13 Jul 06 - 09:31 PM

yeah anybody got like this song on their comp or something like that i forgot how the last tune part went

Subject: RE: Req/ADD: The Rhythm of Life
From: GUEST,someone
Date: 15 Jul 06 - 04:22 PM

does anyone have the piano sheet music for this song?

Subject: RE: Req/ADD: The Rhythm of Life
From: Liz the Squeak
Date: 15 Jul 06 - 06:17 PM

Send me a PM with your email address and I can do you a scan of the sheet music.

Version I have is slightly different to the one given above though....

LTS

Subject: RE: Req/ADD: The Rhythm of Life
From: GUEST,Maddi
Date: 23 Sep 06 - 04:25 PM

When I started down the street last Sunday feelin mighty low and kind of mean,
Suddenly a voice said go forth nieghbor spread the picture on a wider screen!
and the voice said niebor there's a million reasons why you should be glad in all four seasons hit the road nieghbor leave you worries and strife!
Spread the religion of the rhythm of life!

(everyone sings this in unison for the first time sopranos and guys drop out after they sing this part once)

For the rhythm of life is a powerful beat puts a tingle in your fingers and a tingle in your feet rhythm on the inside rhythm on the street and the rhythm of life is a powerful beat!
(Altos reapeat this twice guys once)

(Sopranos)
To feel the rhythm of life!
To feel the powerful beat!
To feel the tingle in your fingers,
To feel the tingle in your feet!
(repeat this twice)

(Guys)
Go go go
go go go
tell them everything you know!

(Everyone)
Go and spread the gosple in Milwuaki
Take a walkie talkie to Rocky ridge
All the way to Canton then to Scranton
Even tell it under the Manhatten bridge!
You will make a new sensation have a growing congregation
Build a glowing operation here below!
Like a pied piper blowing lead and keep the music flowing!
Keep the rhythm go go going
GO GO GO!
(Girls repeat this three times)

Yeah um thats all I remember sry guys!
Peace out!
~maddi

Subject: RE: Req/ADD: The Rhythm of Life
From: GUEST,chimmie
Date: 31 Oct 06 - 12:33 PM

go go go !
daddio
tell me all i got to know

'cause the rythm of life is a powerful beat
puts a tingle in your fingers and a tingle in your feet
rythm in the basement
rythm of the street
yes, the rythm of life is a powerful beat

i feel the rythm of life
i feel the powerful beat
i feel the tingle in my fingers
i feel the thingle in my feet


well this is how i did'm

Subject: RE: Req/ADD: The Rhythm of Life
From: GUEST,GUEST
Date: 01 Nov 06 - 04:45 PM

I've been looking forever for recordings/lyrics of 2 songs that I sang in a chorus when I was younger.

Rhythm Of Life was one of them, and I just found it on bearshare, and the other one was called Dance Dance Dance and this is the closest I could find to being the lyrics of the entire song

"In a village called Podolga, somewhere on the upper Volga
Lived a man who played the violin. Everynight when work was ended, he would play a tune so splendid; Soon the merry dancing would begin.

When they heard his fiddle playing everyone would soon be swaying.Toes would tap and feet would start to fly. In a circle round the fire, spirits soaring ever higher, They would raise their voices to the sky.

(Chorus)
And they would dance (dance, dance, dance, dance, dance) together through the night. Yes, they would dance (dance, dance, dance, dance, dance) until the morning light. How they would dance (dance, dance, dance, dance, dance) He'd play his magic fiddle and they'd dance; the night away.

Everywhere the fiddler stayed he took his violin and played And soon the people came from far and wide. Once they heard his pizzicato there was no one who would not go Dancing all around the country side.

With his fiddle he would work a czardas or a mad mazurka
As the people whirled around with glee.
Villagers would ask him for a trepak or lively hora;
Then kick up their heels in ecstacy.

(Chorus)
(Chorus)

And they would dance (dance, dance, dance, dance)
Dance (dance, dance, dance, dance)
Dance (dance, dance); Dance (dance, dance)
Dance (dance, dance); Dance (dance, dance)
dance, dance, dance, dance, dance, dance, dance, dance,
Dance (dance, dance, dance) the night away!"



I'm pretty sure some parts were missing, I remember there being upper soprano parts that aren't here. Does anyone know of somewhere I could download of buy a recording of it? or who it's by? sheet music? anything?

thanks