WDC day 7 |
I decided to go with Frank Loesser today, simply because he wrote the score to Guys and Dolls. That is one of my favorite musicals; I own the soundtrack for it. It seems like he wasn't as well-known as some of his contemporaries. I had no idea who he was, unlike someone like Gershwin or Irving Berlin. So now I know who wrote Adelaide's Lament and Luck Be A Lady. But the link is for another song entirely. Lyrics to Sit Down You're Rockin' The Boat I dreamed last night I got on the boat to heaven And by some chance I had brought my dice along And there I stood And I hollered "Someone fade me" But the passengers, they knew right from wrong. For the peopel all said sit down, sit down, you're rockin' the boat People all said sit down Sit down you're rockin' the boat. And the devil will drag you under By the sharp lapel of your checkered coat, Sit down, sit down, sit down, sit down, Sit down you're rockin' the boat. I sailed away on that little boat to heaven And by some chance found a bottle in my fist And there I stood,Nicely passin' out the whisky But the passengers were bound to resisist For the people all said beware You're on a heavenly trip People all said beware Beware, you'll scuttle the ship. And the devil will drag you under By the fancy tie 'round your wicked throat Sit down, sit down, sit down, sit down Sit down, you're rockin' the boat And as I laughed at those passengers to heaven (laughs) (gasps!) A great big wave came and washed me over board! And as I sank And I hollered "someone save me!" That's the moment I woke up Thank the lord And I said to myself, sit down, sit down, You're rockin' the boat! Said to myself sit down, sit down, you're rockin' the boat And the devil will drag you under With a soul so heavy you'd never float, Sit down, sit down, sit down Sit down, sit down, sit down, you're rockin' the boat [ These are Sit Down You're Rockin' The Boat Lyrics on http://www.lyricsmania.com/ ] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BFW7IfBEGNg&list=PLC999082FDAC34E1A&index=18 |