After-show poetry...

During our after-show party, we had two contributions of poetry from our Cornelii (is that the plural of Cornelius?)

This first offering came from Bill, and it is set to the tune of In Caesarea beside the sea (song two from Rock). It is based mostly upon the jokes that Roger tells at his choir previsits, so if you can stretch your mind back that far...

In Weston-super-Mare (Hey, I've written a musical)

Women: In Weston-super-Mare by sea, composer Roger W Jones

Walks Poppy miles along the beach, despite his creaky aching bones

Men: Although he comes from Birmingham, his accent isn't very thick,

And all the cast ignore him when he waves his little stick.

All: Oh Roger Jones, you make us laugh, with jokes so not fun-ny;

like telling us Acts chapter 2 leads on to chapter 3.

M: Hey I've written a musical

W: I bet the songs sound just the same.

M: Um, sing it like painting.

W: Oh, you mean a wall of song.

M: Yes, you might paint smoothly.

W: Uh, I wonder how that sounds.

M: Or you might try dabbing.

W: Ah, that makes it jump around.

W: are you ready for a gossip (make gossip sign), 4 bars, not one less (speak) Not a beat.

M: Men can carry on for 4 more, we can make the most of it.

W: Make it up when I do this (planned spontaneous happening sign), no, it's not one of those (make gossip sign) (speak) It's not.

M: 3 siblings and then a wake? That's not the one I chose! (speak) Isn't it?

W: Now here's a man who's suave and dapper,

M: He's so elegant and smooth and

W: Here's the man who says all this;

All: It's Alan, the truth it is.

W: Our Alison writes words aplenty,

M: And to Roger they get sent

W: He messes up the rhyming scheme.
All: Send for help - Or else I'll scream (scream) Aaaaaaaaaaaaaah!

S: We start this bit

A: We join with it

M: We try to fit

x3

All Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!

S: We sing in key

A: We're harmony

M: O deary me!

x3

All: Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!

All shout: ALL TOGETHER

Sing random note followed by "Happy Birthday to you"

rofl!

(Just in case you didn't get a couple of jokes... At every venue Roger would introduce our team leader Alan by saying that he calls himself suave and sophisticated etc. The final joke about 'Happy Birthday' relates to our Bridport performance, on which day it was both Rachel and Ann's birthdays. Alan started off the singing by pitching a note, and then coming in on a completely different one. He has been ribbed ever since.)