On Friday, September 15, 2000 at 3:00:00 AM UTC-4, Angela Dougherty wrote:
My sister was in the choir when she was in high school and they sang a different version (probably written for high school choirs). Since she graduated in 1976, it was most certainly written because of the popularity
of "The Sting". I remember the opening went something like this (you'll
have to imagine the choreography ;)):
Howdy ladies and gentlemen,
We wish a very nice evening to you.
Now we're here just to entertain,
'Cause we haven't another thing to do
(and so on)
The tune was used in a TV show a few nights ago, and, unbidden, I had, what I think, is the middle of that set of lyrics pop into my head. And, listening to those lyrics in my head, I thought "This had to be something pawned off on unsuspecting high
school students, as what I remember is truly simple and saccharine." Scouring the 'net for "high school" "scott joplin" and "lyrics" brought me here, thus, confirming my suspicion. (No other matches so far.)
Much of the tune was split, with the boys singing one line and the girls singing the next... I cannot recall all of it, but the parts that were conjured up:
"First we men, he men, begin,
And then we ladies will warble for you"
"We admit that we like your style,
We do our darnedest to charm and beguile"
"When we all to - gether sing up a hullabaloo"
"Hear that piano play,
Going its own way,
What is there to say?
Nothing but Hooray!"
And so on, and so on.
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