Two days ago I extended birthday wishes to Amy, a facebook friend. Amy was my locum manager for my assignment in Syracuse. Today she answered me: Amy Hoffer: "Thanks Bob....how's the job?"
As *Cab Calloway sang; "I love to singa......."
I too am an inveterate songster, breaking out in song at the slightest provocation, anytime anywhere. No matter what quip or comment anyone makes in the course of normal conversation I can come out with a song lyric using those words. Not a conjured up song, but the lyrics to well known songs.
So. As I was contemplating how to answer Amy, I thought to myself; how do I feel about my new job and immediately this Al Jolson tune popped to the forefront of my consciousness:
Just rolling along
Just rolling along
I'm quitting the blues of the world
Just singing a songJust singing a song
Glory hallelujah,...........
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* I love to sing-a
About the moon-a and the June-a and the spring-a,
I love to sing-a,About a sky of blue-a, or a tea for two-a,
Anything-a with a swing-a to an "I love you-a,"
I love to, I love to sing!
Give me a song-a
About a son-a gun that went and done her wrong-a.
But keep it clean-a,
With a cottage small-a by a waterfall-a,
Any sob-a that will throb-a to a bluebird's call-a,
I love, I love to sing!
I was born a singin' fool-a,
Lah-de-dah!
Ol' Major Bowes is gonna spot me,
Got through Yale with boula-boula,
Lah-de-dah!
Old microphone's got me!
I love to sing-a,
I love to wake up with the south-a in my mouth-a,
And wave a flag-a,
With a cheer for Uncle Sammy and another for my mammy,
I love to sing!
The swingin'est,
Hot singin'est,
Bell-ringin'est,
Song singin'est
High tootin'est,
Sky tootin'est,
I love to sing!
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Oh and since Willow tells us the photo prompt is of old french sheet music, how about:
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♫♪
"To Francewere returning two grenadiers,
Their Russian captivity leaving...."
from a solo I sang to the tune of the Marseillaise in my junior year of high school.
Labels: french grenadiers, magpie 48, Marseillaise, music, singing solos
posted by rel at 10:44 AM
12 Comments:
Sounds like you like the new job! ;)
wow,
you are in musical mood.
good luck on your job and have fun every day.
love your entry.
I may to slip into my tap dancing shoes!!!!
wow..happy
my husband does the same thing with songs....how do you both remember them all?
our kids groan
I'd be happy to sing a duet with you! LOL :)
I always speak in song lyrics. It's totally normal, right?
Cole Porter claimed he good do (sort of) the reverse - i.e. make up a song based on any phrase he picked up in a conversation. This (some say) is how "Miss Otis Regrets" came to be written.
Interesting Magpie
born a sing'n fool....more people should be born that way...the world would be a better place...bkm
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I think you can probably give up the day job! We need more people like you.
I learned about Al Jolson from my father not from My Mammy!!
we should all have jobs we can sing about...and I don't mean the blues. Clever and creative!
A wonderful attribute to be able to conjre a song to everything! Had not thought about Al Jolson in a long time, is it PC to do so? Lots of song here and glad you are rollin' along in that new job!
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