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Posted by Bob_Scopatz (Member # 1227) on :

Heard this song from Pajama Game recently. It's fun. Download will start automatically when you click the link!!!

There once was a man.mp3

Posted by ElJay (Member # 6358) on :

*puts on pajama game soundtrack*

Thanks, Bob. [Smile]

You listen to Steam Heat lately? Also fun.

Posted by Teshi (Member # 5024) on :

I have performed the song Steam Heat [Smile]

Posted by Bob_Scopatz (Member # 1227) on :

I got chh chh ssssss steam heat!
I got chh chh ssssss steam heat!

...

I just think that "There once was a man" song is so much fun. Funny, but romantic.

"There once was a man
Who loved a woman
She was the one he slew the dragon for
They say that nobody ever loved as much as he
But me!
I love you more.

[Big Grin]

Posted by Leonide (Member # 4157) on :

I love the jealousy song...

I would trust her
I would trust her
By George, I swear I would trust her...
No I'll never be jealous
Again!

Posted by HesterGray (Member # 7384) on :

[ROFL]

Posted by Bob_Scopatz (Member # 1227) on :

Lyrics:

quote:

Man sings:
There once was a man
Who loved a woman
She was the one he slew the dragon for
They say that nobody ever loved as much as he
But me! I love you more

There once was a man
Who loved a woman
She was the one he gave his kingdom for
They say that nobody ever loved as much as he
But me! I love you more

My love is a giant
Fierce and defiant
But how can I prove it to you?
Ain’t got no kingdom, no dragon
To back up my braggin’
How can I show what I would do?

I only know
There once was a man
Who loved a woman
She was the one he ate that apple for
They say that nobody ever loved as much as he
But me! I love you more

Woman sings:
There once was a woman
Who loved a man
He was the one that she took poison for
They say that nobody ever loved as much as she
But me! I love you more

There once was a woman
Who loved a man
He was the one she swam the channel for
They say that nobody ever loved as much as she
But me! I love you more

My love’s meteoric
It’s merely historic
A whirlwind, a cyclone on wheels.
It rocks the whole solar plexus
It’s bigger than Texas
I just can’t tell you how it feels

I only know
There once was a woman
Who loved a man
Loved him enough to cause the Trojan War
They say that nobody ever loved as much as she
But me! I love you more

More, more more…

(singers trade lines)

M: More than a hangman loves his rope
W: More than a dope fiend loves his dope
M: More than an injun loves his scalps
W: More than a yodeler loves his alps

M: More
W: More
M: More
W: More

M: There once was a man
W: There once was a woman
M: Who loved a woman
W: Who loved a man
M: She was the one he slew the dragon for
W: He was the one that she took poison for

Both:
They say that nobody ever loved as much as (s)he
But me! I love you more

I'm not completely sure about that "whirlwind" line in the woman's part. Anyone???

Thanks!

[ March 03, 2005, 03:12 PM: Message edited by: Bob_Scopatz ]

Posted by ElJay (Member # 6358) on :

Note: I just talked to dkw on the phone. Bob was, in fact, singing this out loud in the background.

Posted by Bob_Scopatz (Member # 1227) on :

And with good reason!

Posted by Bob_Scopatz (Member # 1227) on :

I only know there once was a man
Who loved a woman.
She was the one that he left Hatrack for
They say that nobody ever loved as much as he
But me! I love you more!

Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :

I love that musical! [Big Grin]

"There Once Was a Man" and "Steam Heat" are great fun, but "Seven-and-a-half Cents" is my favorite.

And that is a great site, Bob! I'm in musical hog heaven! [The Wave]

Posted by Teshi (Member # 5024) on :

heh heh. [Smile]

Posted by ElJay (Member # 6358) on :

Hernando's Hideaway is actually my favorite. 'Cause tangos are the best. [Smile]

Posted by Bob_Scopatz (Member # 1227) on :

[Hat]

rivka.

So...can you help fix that one line in the lyric?

Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :

"A whirlwind, a cyclone on wheels."

I think.

Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :

*going through PG soundtrack song by song*

*smiles sadly and wistfully at "Hey There"*

Posted by Irami Osei-Frimpong (Member # 2229) on :

I thought that I was the only grown up who liked the Pajama Game. I think it's a lovely piece, about dignity, love, and seven and a half cents.
I've seen three high schools do it, and all them have given me a delightful evening. I've seen the Doris Day movie, and I think I liked high school performances more.
Don't forget Hernando's Hideaway!

For high school musicals, I like Guys and Dolls. Watching kids do that play is a rare joy. [Big Grin]

Edit:

Is there anyone who recognizes of the couples that are alluded to in the song.

I only recognize Romeo and Julliet, Adam and Eve, and Paris and Helen.

[ March 03, 2005, 02:46 AM: Message edited by: Irami Osei-Frimpong ]

Posted by Raia (Member # 4700) on :

I'm not crazy about that musical, personally. But some of the music is fun. [Smile]

Posted by HesterGray (Member # 7384) on :

Oh, the poison is about Romeo and Juliet! I'm such a doofus. All I could think of was Peter Pan and Tinkerbell, when she drank his poisoned medicine so that he wouldn't die. Silly me. [Blushing]

Posted by Bob_Scopatz (Member # 1227) on :

Thanks rivka.

the "gave his kingdom for" is probably about King Edward and "Mrs. Simpson" He abdicated rather than give up the love of his life (who was a commoner, and I guess she'd been divorced or widowed).

Anyway, that's the only other one I know. I think the slew the dragon is just a reference to generic knights in shining armor tales.

I don't know what woman swam the channel to impress a man. I do know that when people used to swim the channel, they'd cover themselves in bear fat first, so I'm thinking she probably impressed him in more ways than one. Whoever she was.

Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :

I'm thinking the "swam the Channel" reference was to a movie that came out 4 years earlier, Dangerous When Wet.