wonderful, it was something abuot straddle or saddle - tut, I liked that lyric too, but its gone from my mind - I do recall the sense of the lyric meaning giving up control, being under the control of Scarlett

 

Its great seeing ht ewords up - the melodies and the voices come flooding back! how wonderful Darius sounded

 

I actualyy seem to forget more when I am concentrating to rememeber - I too was concentrating on darius while i was in the front row, trying to seal the images in my mind - like BT I find visually the memory comes easier. but I did find it embarrassing when he was so close, and actually seemed to look directly at me at times - I felt I shouldnt stare at him!

Edited July 3, 200817 yr by prettyinpink

You two are much better than I am. It tends to be just the first Darius bit that keeps coming back to me.

Thanks BT. I have edited your words in.

 

Once upon a time an angel came to Georgia

to teach the people there.how they can care again.

 

Once upon a time

She brought the sun to Georgia

And broken hearted people

learned to smile again.

 

Once upon a time

Just with her laughter,

she saved my soul

and made me whole for ever after

 

Once upon a time,

Once upon a time, my Bonnie Blue.

 

I have brought forward Meg's posting of Bonnie Blue. And we also have BT's words of I'm Your Man. Any others ?

Edited July 3, 200817 yr by Bramley

Thanks, Bramley.

 

May I suggest 2 further amendments to Just Two!

 

"Slithers"

 

and instead of the line beginning God,

 

"Gone are all the simple pleasures that we both once knew."

Thanks BT.....have edited in your amendments.

I hope you don't mind. I've listenedto it again with a better headset and I've made a couple of more changes.

 

 

JUST TWO!

 

Why have I descended into mindless games like these?

I can live the life I choose and do just as I please.

I don't give a damn how I'm perceived,

But I could never have believed

I'd ever stand the saddle and the rein.

You would lie beside me while you dreamed of Ashley's arms

You know it's true. Each night in bed his ghostly presence

Casts a pall upon your charms.

This pathetic creature

Spinelessly arcane

Slithers through our lives and where he passes

Leaves a stain.

Gone are all the simple pleasures that we both once knew

By God it's wrong. With all he's taken what has Ashley ever given you?

Hopelessly inept at life

He covets someone else's wife

And cannot move even to prove he lives

Now we must dispense with what this faithless coward has tried to do

I'll tell you how.

Tonight in bed, my dear,

Instead of three you'll find there'll be

Just two!

Edited July 3, 200817 yr by Baytree

I'd never stand the saddle and the rein.

 

 

I'd heard that as ever not never.

 

He couldn't believe he could be saddles and raeigned. I know we all hear different things though.

I've always heard it as "I'd ever" as well.

 

I missed that; I told you I was poor at reading from a screen. Unfortunately my printer doesn't connect to this PC.

 

Edited. Thanks, megham.

Edited July 3, 200817 yr by Baytree

I guess we're getting there bit by bit. Thanks BT and Meg. It's looking better and better, and it actually makes

sense now.

I can almost do singalong GWTW with that now.

 

What will we have a collective go at now?

 

Join The Troop from the other Telegraph video before the GWTW ones are replaced by newer ones?

 

JUST TWO

Why have I descended into mindless games like these

I can live the life I choose and do just as I please

I don't give a damn how I'm perceived

But I could never have believed

I'd ever stand the saddle and the rein

You would lie beside me while you dreamed of Ashley's arms

You know it's true. Each night in bed his ghostly presence

Casts a pall upon your charms

This pathetic creature

Spinelessly arcane

Slithers through our lives and where he passes

Leaves a stain

Gone are all the simple pleasures that we both once knew

By God it's wrong. With all he's taken what has Ashley ever given you

Hopelessly inept at life

He covets someone else's wife

And cannot move even to prove he lives

Now we must dispense with what this faithless coward has tried to do

I'll tell you how

Tonight in bed my dear

Instead of three you'll find there'll be

Just two.

 

 

I'm not happy with'lives' in 'And cannot move even to prove he lives'. What do you think? And 'Gone are all the pleasures that

we both once knew' doesn't seem to scan.....a missing syllable? Unless the emphasis is on 'that', not 'both'.

I'll have to listen again.

 

'Join the Troop' will be more difficult because so many voices sing, but we can give it a go.

Darius doesn't - which makes it really difficult to remember.

"Gone are all the simple pleasures that we both once knew" is all I can hear, Bramley.

Maybe someone else can hear something I've missed.

 

The song is meant to be discordant to reflect Rhett's turmoil, so I don't expect the lyrics are meant to scan regularly.

 

I'm sure it's "lives" (exists).

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 ...............right

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.

 

 

 

That's all I can get just now

Edited July 3, 200817 yr by Baytree

I didn't remember much of that.

I'm wondering if the last bit could be

 

When those Yankees run, the Southern men

 

Will be home within a month

 

 

 

I don't know either,

Well done BT. I haven't had time to listen yet and today is another busy day, but you don't need help anyway.