July 4, 200817 yr It's war, boys! Let's join the troop! Join The Troop Come join the troop 'cos we are just about to go war Come join the troop. We'll have a grand old time. We'll watch those Yanks take fright and then take flight Until they reach the Mason Dixon line Come join the troop 'cos we are just about to go war Come join the troop. Fight for our Bonnie Bonnie Blue Those Yanks will all be downed by our first round And we'll be home within a month or two. The cause for which we fight is right and noble independence and the way of life we choose The Yanks have tried to hurt our pride but Fort Sumpter turned the tide Now they want more, we'll have a war that we can use Come join the troop 'cos we are just about to go war Come join the troop. And march for victory. And when those Yankees feel our Southern steel We'll be home well within a month, you'll see Come join the troop 'cos we are just about to go war Come join the troop. Fight for our Bonnie Bonnie Bonnie Blue When those Yankees ......... the Southern men We''ll be home within a month Yes, home within a month. Yes, home within a month or two.
July 4, 200817 yr last night i thought I heard "When those Yankees run the Southern men Will be home within a month" but I'm probably just hearing what I think is plausible to fill the space a bit like a crossword.
July 4, 200817 yr ALONE ( Jill ) Ask me how I feel I feel as if my life has turned to stone Where once my heart had wings I feel the cage is empty now the bird has flown From this country where the silence is profound From this well of darkness much too deep to sound This place that I have come to know and feel Is called alone ( Darius ) Forgiveness is divine But nothing will and nothing ever can atone The nightmares come again Just like a fate I have no power to postpone I try to change but I remain the same Rearranging all the letters of your name But nothing can release me from this prison called Alone ( Both ) I never cared before Or wanted so to give But now my joy's no more ( Darius sings " is gone") Where is the will to live? So this is what I feel An emptiness like nothing I have known Where peace of mind is something I must follow But could never hope to roam When nothing that I do relieves the pain Or can once?erase your image from my brain ( Both sit down ) I'm condemned to live my life Here in this hell that's called Alone. This is accurate I think for the TCM video but I've got a niggling feeling that sometimes Jill and Darius sang 'her' instead of 'your', which to me would be more logical when they're distraught at losing Bonnie. Rearranging all the letters of her name Or can once erase her image from my brain
July 5, 200817 yr Yes, in the video it is "rearranging all the letters of your name" but I'm sure Darius sang "her name" It's "I tried to change but I remain the same" and "where peace of mind is something I once borrowed but could never hope to own"
July 6, 200817 yr Yes, in the video it is "rearranging all the letters of your name" but I'm sure Darius sang "her name" It's "I tried to change but I remain the same" and "where peace of mind is something I once borrowed but could never hope to own" Thanks, Nina. Those are the words I heard the last time I listened, but I kept thinking I heard an 'r' at the beginning of own.
July 6, 200817 yr I thought it was her name..meaning Bonny - though no sure why he was rearranging all the letters ..
July 6, 200817 yr I think "rearranging all the letters of your/her name" is meant as a metaphor for being on his mind all the time. And perhaps wishing he'd done things differently. Edited July 6, 200817 yr by Nina
July 6, 200817 yr I can 'sing' most of the women's song but not the bit where half sing over the other half singing 'This war must end'. That's a brilliant song and often in my mind.
July 6, 200817 yr I found that after seeing the show, the songs went round in my head all night, stopping me sleeping.
July 7, 200817 yr Yes, but it was a lot better than the dreams you often have. The woman's song just creeps in while I'm doing something - as does Darius' part of 'Alone'
July 7, 200817 yr I didn't retain many of the words of the women's song but I've been humming the tune all day today and singing the "Can this be all?" May I request a favour of our mods? When you transfer one of Rhett's songs from here, could you post Booth's picture of the costume he wore for that song too, please?
July 7, 200817 yr That's a good idea - we don't have pics for none Darius songs though - which is a shame.
July 7, 200817 yr May I request a favour of our mods? When you transfer one of Rhett's songs from here, could you post Booth's picture of the costume he wore for that song too, please? No sure what you want me to do. What songs? The lyrics and a photo next to them? We can't put videos on unless they are on youtube. You could copy and paste...but if you explain what you want I could do it.
July 7, 200817 yr Booths pic of Darius in costume just before the lyrics would be good - once we've finished the lyrics of course.
July 7, 200817 yr Now all we have to do is finish the lyrics. I'll try and find a pic which'll go with the other songs.
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