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Duration:
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3:23
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Release Date:
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1969 (Stavro Arrgolus)
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Lyrics By:
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Terry Jones, Michael Palin & Fred Tomlinson (peterpuck9)
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Music By:
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Terry Jones, Michael Palin & Fred Tomlinson (peterpuck9)
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Produced By:
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Ian MacNaughton (Stavro Arrgolus)
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Released By:
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Charisma (UK) (peterpuck9)
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Published By:
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Kay-Gee-Bee Music Ltd. (Stavro Arrgolus)
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Licensing:
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ASCAP #420308143
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Keywords:
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LUMBERJACK, MONTY PYTHON SONGS, MOUNTIES, RUGGED, SCONES, TRANSVESTITES, TREES
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| Facts: |
| In its original form from Ep.9 "The Ant, An Introduction" (Dec. 14, 1969), Michael Palin played the transvestite lumberjack, Connie Booth was the 'best girl', and the Fred Tomlinson Singers and the other Pythons were the Mountie chorus. (Stavro Arrgolus) |
| The song was featured in Episode 9 of "Monty Python's Flying Circus". (peterpuck9) |
| Although Monty Python sang and released many clever tunes, "The Lumberjack Song" is far and away the best known. (At least to non-dementoids) (Stavro Arrgolus) |
| The lyrics below were from the series, but future performances always used the line "I wish I'd been a girlie, just like my dear Papa" (Stavro Arrgolus) |
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| Song Lyrics: |
I..I wanted to be...A LUMBERJACK!
Leaping from tree to tree
as they float down the mighty rivers
of British Columbia
The larch, the pine, the sequoia
With my best girl by my side
We'd sing, sing, sing.....
Oh! I'm a lumberjack and I'm OK
I sleep all night and I work all day
(Mountie chorus in background)
He's a lumberjack and he's OK
He sleeps all night and he works all day
I cut down trees
I eat my lunch
I go to the lavatory
On Wednesdays, I go shopping
and have buttered scones for tea
He cuts down trees
He eats his lunch
He goes to the lavatory
On Wednesdays, he goes shopping
and has buttered scones for tea
I'm a lumberjack and I'm OK
I sleep all night and I work all day
I cut down trees
I skip and jump
I like to press wildflowers
I put on women's clothing
and hang around in bars
He cuts down trees
He skips and jumps
He likes to press wildflowers
He puts on women's clothing
and hangs around in BARS?!?
I'm a lumberjack and I'm OK
I sleep all night and I work all day
I cut down trees
I wear high heels
suspendies and a bra
I wish I'd been a girlie
Just like my dear Mama
He cuts down trees
He wears high heels
Suspenders and A BRA??
(Mountie chorus gets disgusted and leaves,
shouting insults)
"Best Girl" (standing beside him):
"Oh! Bevis! And I thought you were so RUGGED!"
©1969 Kay-Gee-Bee Music Ltd. (Stavro Arrgolus) |
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Current Rating
10.0
(4 votes)
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| 03-15-09, #MMCZ-09-10 | | 01-29-84, #84-05 |
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| 04-16-06, #MMS-23 | | 06-06-82, #82-23 |
| 01-07-06, #ROTP_072 | | 10-18-81, #81-42 |
| 12-03-05, #ROTP_067 | | 05-31-81, #81-22 |
| 09-04-03, #MMCZ-03-13 | | 03-22-81, #81-12 |
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| 07-19-98, #98-29 | | 03-16-80, #80-11 |
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| 02-19-89, #89-08 | | 09-28-75, #61 |
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