I've got the 6-person version with policeman, builder, waitress, etc., but
I've seen it done with an undertaker and footballer, etc. We're after
around 12 'roles' for a 65th Anniversary Gang-show at our group's reunion
night - we fancy a challenge and a laugh!
Many thanks in advance to all that can help!
YiS,
Chris Revitt
(Group Fellowship, 2nd Walsall)
chris....@btinternet.com
I remember when we did it for a week long run of a show, we had a window
cleaner who sang the verse thus:
"If i were not upon the stage, something else i'd rather be,
If I were not upon the stage, a window cleaner me!
you'd hear me all day long, singing out this song;
'Cleaning windows, Cleaning windows, up and down ladders all day,
'Cleaning windows, Cleaning windows, up and down ladders all day,'"
a fairly sensible verse, until she badly twisted her ankle half way through
the run and changed the final line to "Falling off ladders all day..."
Pete Edge
ASL 2nd Normanby
The best rendition of this I've ever seen was when we went to
Kandersteg in 1999. It was absolutely fantastic - some of us still
sing it now, and burst out laughing!
It wasn't like the usual one with spades, hammers etc flying around
just missing heads, it was just very very very funny!
Some of the memorable lines...
"A stewardess I would be" (big burly bloke with a beard wearing a
dress and singing in a high pitched voice!)"...coffee, tea, oh deary
me!" (as he sang he had two jugs of water which he threw over the
first couple of rows!!)
"A robber I would be" (done by an American dressed with swag bag,
stripey top, mask & gun) "...shoot the gun, take the money & run!"
"A statue I would be" - this was the funniest, after singing the first
line, the person took the pose of a statue and didn't move for the
rest of the song. They were the second to last. After everyone else
had finished and left the stage, they left the statue there, still not
moving, a pause, then they ran back on and carried her off as she
remained seemingly made from stone. Fantastic!
There was also a boxer & a fireman. Halfway through (after they'd done
their bit a couple of times) the fireman starts squirting the boxer
with his hose (super-soaker). When he's done this for two more verses,
the boxer kicks off and a mock fight starts before calming down for
the statue bit.
I've got it on video tape and one day I'll transfer it into an MPEG
and put it on the web.
Moz
Web search produces ...
If I was not upon this stage, I guess I rather be..
If I was not upon this stage:
A policeman I would be: Hey you, get off my street(x2)
A gymteacher I would be: Up, down, up, down, down up(x2)
A painter I would be: Take the brush, dip in paint, and slam it on the
wall(x2)
A carpenter I would be: Two feet, by four feet, and knock it on the
wall.(x2)
A milkmaid I would be: Come on betsy give, the baby's got to live(2x)
A stewardess I would be: Here's your coffe, here's your tea, here's your
bag:blah!(2x)
A gardner I would be: take the spade, turn the soil, and watch the flowers
grow(2x)
A conductor I would be: one, two, three, four, woops, I lost my stick(2x)
HTH
--
Tony Mochan
Scout Leader, 20th Dundee
Ahhhh! So that's what it was!!! We had this one at Kandersteg too, but
never knew exactly what she was saying!
btw in Kandersteg it was "If I was not in Kandersteg, somewhere else
I'd rather be, If I was not in Kandersteg, a ........ I would be!
You'd hear me all day long, singing out my song...."
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