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Series 1, Episode 9: Lumberjack Song
The cast:
BARBER (LUMBERJACK) Michael Palin
MOUNTIES Fred Tomlinson Singers
The sketch:
BARBER:
I’m a lumberjack, and I’m okay.
I sleep all night. I work all day.
MOUNTIES:
He’s a lumberjack, and he’s okay.
He sleeps all night and he works all day.
BARBER:
I cut down trees. I eat my lunch.
I go to the lavatory.
On Wednesdays I go shoppin’
And have buttered scones for tea.
MOUNTIES:
He cuts down trees. He eats his lunch.
He goes to the lavatory.
On Wednesdays he goes shopping
And has buttered scones for tea.
He’s a lumberjack, and he’s okay.
He sleeps all night and he works all day.
BARBER:
I cut down trees. I skip and jump.
I like to press wild flowers.
I put on women’s clothing
And hang around in bars.
MOUNTIES:
He cuts down trees. He skips and jumps.
He likes to press wild flowers.
He puts on women’s clothing
And hangs around in bars?!
He’s a lumberjack, and he’s okay.
He sleeps all night and he works all day.
BARBER:
I cut down trees. I wear high heels,
Suspendies, and a bra.
I wish I’d been a girlie,
Just like my dear Mama.
BARBER and MOUNTIES:
I (He) cut(s) down trees. I (He) wear(s) high heels,
Suspendies, and a bra?!
BARBER:
I wish I’d been a girlie,
Just like my dear Mama!