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18 Apr 03 - 04:44 PM (#936151) Subject: Lyr Req: The Vicar and I will be there From: Michael Many years ago I knew some one who did a recitation, playing the part of a curate (assistant priest) telling of the day's activities in the parish. Each verse ended with the line 'And the Vicar and I will be there, for we are an industrious pair.' I can't rememember much of it, can anyone help with the words? |
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22 Apr 03 - 04:35 AM (#937617) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The Vicar and I will be there From: GUEST I'd like the words as well. I can remember one verse which was along the lines of: This Saturday night we're having a lark when the young boys choir sing cantatas from Bach. They are led by Cyril the elderly dean And none of the boys are over thirteen. And the vicar and I will be there For we are a musical pair. Their top young treble ........... Brings tears to your eyes when ever he sings And his bottom gyrates like a jelly on strings ! Yes, the vicar and I will be there. |
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22 Apr 03 - 06:47 AM (#937657) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The Vicar and I will be there From: GUEST Is this done by Jethro out in Cornwal? |
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22 Apr 03 - 07:10 AM (#937668) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The Vicar and I will be there From: Doktor Doktor You've got two choices - The original Music Hall song - Im a bit upset because I used to perform it regularly & can't remember the writer! Its not one of the famous numbers, a bit drawing-room ballad-ish the Rugby version - a skit on the original As a start, try enquiring on http://books.dreambook.com/trasksdad/musichall1.html |
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22 Apr 03 - 06:20 PM (#938042) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The Vicar and I will be there From: Jim Dixon Ian Whitcomb recorded a song called "At the Vicarage Party". Does that ring a bell for anyone? It's the only song I can find with "vicar" in the title that sounds like it MIGHT be the one wanted. |
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10 Jan 10 - 12:23 AM (#2808015) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The Vicar and I Will Be There From: GUEST,999 Can you find words and music for the humorous song,"The vicar and I will be there"? Author,Nat.D.Ayer. Publishers, Reynolds & Co, 1919. |
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10 Jan 10 - 12:26 AM (#2808017) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The Vicar and I Will Be There From: GUEST,999--I think it can be heard on that link. http://www.thebrightontaverners.co.uk/cabaret.html |
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12 Jan 10 - 02:54 PM (#2810252) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The Vicar and I Will Be There From: Jim Dixon The British Library Integrated Catalogue says THE VICAR AND I WILL BE THERE, with words by Clifford Grey and music by Nat D. Ayer, was published by Reynolds & Co., 1919. The WorldCat says that THE VICAR AND I WILL BE THERE is in a book called "Best Music Hall and Variety Songs" by Peter Gammond, 1972. |
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12 Jan 10 - 05:39 PM (#2810383) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The Vicar and I Will Be There From: Michael Gosh and golly, I'd forgotten about this thread, thanks everso Guest,999 that indeed is the very one. All one needs is a little patience, thanks again. Cheers Mike |
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12 Jan 10 - 10:47 PM (#2810580) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The Vicar and I Will Be There From: GUEST,999 LOL |
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13 Jan 10 - 08:55 AM (#2810848) Subject: Lyr Add: THE VICAR AND I WILL BE THERE From: Jim Dixon Here's my transcription from the sound file at The Brighton Taverners web site—see GUEST,999's link above. THE VICAR AND I WILL BE THERE Yer friends, I'm the curate of Slushford-on-Creek. My name, sir, is Reverend Septimus Meek. The vicar and I work so hard as a rule. Today there's a meeting at our little school, And the vicar and I will be there, For we are an industrious pair. The mothers of course at the meeting will be. At twenty past two they'll be handing out tea, And a silver collection is taken at three, And the vicar and I will be there. I'm awfully sorry for poor Mrs. Jones. They say she has terrible pains in her bones. She lives all alone and she suffers, I fear, But tomorrow some friends will be calling, I hear, And the vicar and I will be there, For we are an industrious pair. They'll bring her much joy. She'll forget all her pain. With flowers and fruit, she'll be quite well again, And the squire is sending a crate of champagne, So the vicar and I will be there. Catherine Perkins is our village belle. I fear the—alas—well, no matter—ah, well— But let us rejoice, for this maiden serene Will be married tomorrow to Samuel Green, And the vicar and I will be there, For we are an industrious pair. The bride will look sweet as she walks down the floor, But still in the throng, though the ... she'll ignore, Will be several fellows who've kissed her before, And the vicar and I will be there. The town hall next week we have taken, you see. We are giving the wounded some afternoon tea. And Lady Fitzgargle—you've heard her, I'm sure— Will be giving us music from three until four, And the vicar and I will be there, For we are an industrious pair. She means very well, but she's hardly a star, And soon as she sings and they hear her afar, Quite a few of those boys will retreat to the bar, And the vicar and I will be there. |
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13 Jan 10 - 08:24 PM (#2811404) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The Vicar and I Will Be There From: Jim Dixon Artful Codger let me know in a PM that he reckons the song begins "Dear friends..." and the missing word in verse 3 line 8 is "flak." "Dear" must be correct. I'm just not used to the posh accent, I guess. It never occurred to me "dear" might be pronounced "dyur." About "flak" I can't say one way or the other. He really seems to swallow the word when he sings it. And I might as well confess that I'm very uncertain about "My name, sir, is Reverend...." If he is addressing "friends" (plural) in line 1, why does he use "sir" (singular) in line 2? Other possibilities: "My name's Sir Reverend...." (Is it ever proper to use "Sir" before "Reverend"?) "My names are...." "My name's Irreverend...." —but none of those seems quite right either. |
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13 Jan 10 - 08:57 PM (#2811419) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The Vicar and I Will Be There From: GUEST,999 "But still in the throng, though the ... she'll ignore," Just getting to hear this. I think the singer says 'field'. Jim, excellent work on the transliteration from song to print. AC: Good one. What I'm hearing in the sir line is more like "My name is ER Reverend Septimus Meek" which I think come from a slur between is and the ir in sir. I checked about the Sir/Reverend thing. It can be done either way depending on whether the knighthood was bestowed before or after the Reverend thing. |
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14 Jan 10 - 10:48 AM (#2811795) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The Vicar and I Will Be There From: Michael What about; "My name is THE Reverend Septimus Meek" With THE being pronounced 'ther' as in Winnie-ther-Pooh. Mike |
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14 Jan 10 - 11:26 AM (#2811829) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The Vicar and I Will Be There From: Jim Dixon "My name is the Reverend" makes more sense than anything else, so that's what I would sing if I were going to sing this song—but I really can't hear any "th" sound in the recording at that point. I'll have to put it down to poor enunciation—although, as a whole, the singer has excellent, even exemplary enunciation. |
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14 Jan 10 - 02:06 PM (#2811913) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The Vicar and I Will Be There From: GUEST,Joe_F I immediately wondered: Can there be a thread with a vicar & no choir boy? Evidently not; but at least, he was not in the original song. |
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14 Jan 10 - 03:22 PM (#2811978) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The Vicar and I Will Be There From: Artful Codger Well, the singer may have omitted the original choirboy verse from his rendition. ;-} See the verse posted by Guest the first. |
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14 Jan 10 - 03:24 PM (#2811981) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The Vicar and I Will Be There From: Artful Codger Though it makes me wonder, does "The Vicar of Bray" feature a choirboy? |
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14 Jan 10 - 03:56 PM (#2812003) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The Vicar and I Will Be There From: Artful Codger I've sent a query to Geoff of The Brighton Taverners, so we may have definitive answers to the wording questions soon. |
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14 Jan 10 - 03:59 PM (#2812007) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The Vicar and I Will Be There From: GUEST,999 Good one, AC. |
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15 Jan 10 - 04:10 AM (#2812396) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The Vicar and I Will Be There From: GUEST,Roger the cookieless skiffler Not "flak" nor "field" surely, but "fact" makes more sense. RtS |
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15 Jan 10 - 04:26 AM (#2812406) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The Vicar and I Will Be There From: GUEST,Geoff - The Taverners Dave Farmer sings this song and I accompany him from some sheet music. Missing words as follows: - my name is the reverend Septimus Meek our infant school but still in the throng though the fact she'll ignore The rest is OK. Obviously as it's not original, we would only sing the rude version on very salubrious occasions!! Dave has asked me to say that we are always happy to travel and perform this song along with an illustrated lecture for a modest fee!!!!! Best wishes Geoff |
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15 Jan 10 - 05:35 PM (#2813071) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The Vicar and I Will Be There From: Artful Codger For the missing bit of the choirboy verse, you might try this: The top young treble's divine renderings Bring tears to your eyes when ever he sings |
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15 Jan 10 - 06:03 PM (#2813104) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The Vicar and I Will Be There From: GUEST,999 AC, you're incorrij/incorridga/incoreridgeable/ impossible. lol |
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15 Jan 10 - 11:29 PM (#2813355) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The Vicar and I Will Be There From: Artful Codger Call me irresponsible, call me unreliable, throw in—alas—well, no matter—ah, well— |
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15 Jan 10 - 11:34 PM (#2813358) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The Vicar and I Will Be There From: GUEST,999 LOL |
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18 Jan 10 - 11:47 PM (#2815529) Subject: ADD: The Vicar and I Will Be There (Grey, Ayer) From: Joe Offer Jim did an excellent job of transcribing by ear, but here is a transcription of the printed text. -Joe- THE VICAR AND I WILL BE THERE (Clifford Grey and Nat D. Ayer) Dear friends, I'm the curate of Slushford-on-Creek. My name is the Reverend Septimus Meek, The Vicar and I work so hard as a rule. To-day there's a meeting at our Infant School, And the Vicar and I will be there, For we are an industrious pair. The mothers of course at the meeting will be. At twenty past two they'll be handing out tea, And a silver collection is taken at three, So the Vicar and I will be there. I'm awfully sorry for poor Mrs. Jones. They say she has terrible pains in her bones. She lives all alone and she suffers, I fear, But to-morrow some friends will be calling, I hear. And the Vicar and I will be there, For we are an industrious pair. They will bring her much joy, she'll forget all her pain. With flowers and fruit she'll be quite well again, And the Squire is sending a crate of champagne, So the Vicar and I will be there. Katherine Perkins is our village belle. I fear me alas — still no matter — ah, well— But let us rejoice, for this maiden serene Will be married to-morrow to Samuel Green, And the Vicar and I will be there, For we are an industrious pair. The bride will look sweet as she walks down the floor, But still in the throng - though the fact she'll ignore, Will be several fellows who've kissed her before, And the Vicar and I will be there. The Town Hall next week we have taken, you see. We are giving the wounded some afternoon tea. And Lady Fitzgargle — you've heard her before— Is giving us music from three until four, And the Vicar and I will be there, For we are an industrious pair. She means very well, but she's hardly a Star, And soon as she sings and they hear her afar, Quite a lot of those boys will retreat to the bar, And the Vicar and I will be there. Words by Clifford Grey Music by Nat D. Ayer (1919) Source: Best Music Hall and Variety Songs, edited by Peter Gammond (1972), pp 144-145 Midi available on request. What did he almost say about the lovely Katherine? |
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23 Apr 10 - 07:57 AM (#2892686) Subject: RE: req/ADD: The Vicar and I Will Be There(Grey, Ayer) From: GUEST I saw someone perform this (early 1980s) years ago on "The Good Old Days", looked a bit like (but wasn't) Graeme Garden. Anyone any ideas? |
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05 Aug 10 - 09:10 AM (#2958730) Subject: RE: req/ADD: The Vicar and I Will Be There(Grey, Ayer) From: GUEST,Reverend Sextus Proud It was Peter Skellern who performed this song on The Good Old Days. |