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Friday, December 21st, 2007 at
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I’m sorry, but contrary to what many right-wing tosspots are fond of claiming at this time of year, there is no massive conspiracy against Christmas… only a small and rather dedicated one.
:o)
Many thanks to Garry, Justin, Gareth, Davide, Mat and especially John, who kindly brought his sax along and kept us together on most songs, not including this glorious shambles:
Including song-sheet downloads, £36 was raised and will be going straight to Medical Aid for Iraqi Children… and I now have some excellent core material for my upcoming submission to the Home Office.
Below the fold: the complete lyrics for three of the more popular songs from the evening.
Bah humbug to one and all.
–Bah, Humbug!(to the tune of ‘Jingle Bells’)Ebenezer ScroogeWasn’t all that dumbUntil he met the GhostOf Christmas Yet to ComeThen he lost the plot, and woke up with a screamThen foolishly made life decisions based upon a dream!Oh, bah-humbug, bah-humbug, bah-humbug, I sayWe are demonstrating hereProtesting Christmas Day… hey!Bah-humbug, bah-humbug, bah-humbug, I sayWe are demonstrating hereProtesting Christmas Day!You say Bob Cratchit’s poorSociety’s to blameAnd somehow it’s my faultThat Tiny Tim is lameBut I’ve got what is mine, and they’ve got what is theirsAnd my advice is find a phone and call someone who caresOh, bah-humbug, bah-humbug, bah-humbug, I sayWe are demonstrating hereProtesting Christmas Day… hey!Bah-humbug, bah-humbug, bah-humbug, I sayWe are demonstrating hereProtesting Christmas Day!-(I’m Dreaming of a) Short ChristmasI’m dreaming of a short Christmas(ends)–God Rest Ye, Jobsworth GentlemenGod rest ye, jobsworth gentlemenLet nothing you dismayAnd let’s forbid all acts or deedsThat mention Christmas DayThat neighbour with his Christmas lightsLet’s make the bastard payO warnings of health and safetyHealth and safetyO warnings of health and safetyA Santa Claus who asks a childTo sit upon his kneeMight likely be a paedophileOr threat to elf safetySo issue now the orderThat he cease and leave them beO warnings of health and safetyHealth and safetyO warnings of health and safetyIgnore Richard LittlejohnAnd every tabloid hack’Cos all the fun is sucked out nowAnd you won’t get it backFor this is War on Christmas DayAnd you’re under attackO warnings of health and safetyHealth and safetyO warnings of health and safety
By Mr Eugenides December 21, 2007 - 10:12 am
Bah. Just think – one well-timed police raid and we could have set the cause of leftism back another couple of decades…Maybe next year.
By Sim-O December 21, 2007 - 10:20 am
It went ok then?Not sure why I got a special mention, unless someone turned up pretending to be me, or I was singing a little too loud on the way home from work in Oxford.
By Manic December 21, 2007 - 10:34 am
Whoops. My bad. Post fixed. I got mixed up between you and Davide (who has a last name very much like your nickname). That, and I'm still a little addled*. I may even nap today.(*Yes, it went really well.)
By Sim-O December 21, 2007 - 8:10 pm
Just been able to listen to the mp3 at home now.Was that before or after the pub? :-)
By Manic December 21, 2007 - 9:17 pm
Well, it was a song about being drunk… so a small amount of rehearsal was required.
By Justin December 23, 2007 - 2:42 pm
I remember almost dying of asphyxiation while trying to do the last verse of '12 Days' in one breath.Great to see everybody.