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26 Jun 07 - 10:30 AM (#2087375) Subject: Lyr Add: Standing in the rain - the new version From: George Papavgeris With only 5 days to go before England goes smokeless so to speak, and as a connoisseur of the art of puffing on the sly, I felt that the passing of the secondary smoke era should not go unmarked. And so, with my deepest apologies to the memory of Sydney Carter, whose original I butchered, I offer you this new version of his Christmas song: STANDING IN THE RAIN (based on Sydney Carter's original by the same title) (chorus) Standing in the rain, smoking out the window Smoking out the window every night and day There he is again, smoking out the window Smoking out the window in the same old way No more smoking out the window This you may no longer do, sir Every public place is smoke-free There is nowhere left for you, sir No use smoking out the window Some are lucky, some are not, sir We are healthy men and women And we do not want your cough, sir No you cannot use the bathroom No you cannot use the stable No you are our friend no longer For you have the smoker's label No more stinking to high heaven And our lungs they won't be black, sir In this house you won't be welcome For we're glad to see your back, sir Wishing you a pleasant evening We will now go back indoors, sir And be happy that Big Brother Missed our sins while watching yours, sir |
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26 Jun 07 - 12:44 PM (#2087481) Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Standing in the rain - the new version From: Leadfingers Nice one George ! |
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26 Jun 07 - 06:50 PM (#2087794) Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Standing in the rain - the new version From: George Papavgeris I'm cultivating the right cough for between the verse lines. It will premiere this Monday at Herga. |