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We recruit Fagin and Bill SIkes who help create a song to sing when carers meet. There's a lot of " You've got to" in it originally. Within the new words, that scans better as "You gotta". Feedback will be sought when trials take place,
The boys are used for the chorus part on stage. We'll sing the song as if we are the boys.
You'll probably need to refresh the tune in your head. Here it is on youtube..
When you've hummed or even sung along with it, you'll be ready to see the new words.
There's plenty of scope for movement such as filling a hot-water bottle.
You can paste what you need for a song-sheet from the following:
The hot-water bottle song
1
In this life, one thing countsCarees everywhere, large amounts
Keep them bright and all with bounce
You gotta pick-a-carer or two
You gotta pick-a-carer or two, folks
You gotta pick-a-carer or two
chorus
We love them all, in large amounts
You gotta pick-a-carer or two.
2
Dear old caree passing by
Something nice takes his eye
You buy it and he breathes a thankful sigh
You gotta buy a prezzie or two
You gotta buy a prezzie or two, f o l k s
You gotta buy a prezzie or two
chorus
You buy it for a thankful sigh
You gotta buy a prezzie or two
3
If you're a man and you cook the lunch
Menus are more than just a hunch
Carees need to munch with punch
You gotta give a munch or two
You gotta give a munch or two, folks
You gotta give a munch or two
chorus
You gotta give a munch or two
You gotta give a lunch with punch
4
Winter draws on, weather's less bright
Keeping cold at bay is more of a fight
If you want to keep four feet all warm at night
You've got to fill a bottle or two
You gotta fill a bottle or two, f o l k s
You gotta fill a bottle or two.
chorus
Keeping four feet warm at night
You gotta fill a bottle or two
slower and with bazzaz
Keeping four feet warm at n i g h t
You gotta fill a bottle or two
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* Optional on the song sheet
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Song sheet
Verse 2, like the first verse, follows the theme of the original song.
Song sheet
You should be able to paste all you need from the above into a Word doc etc. If not use the Contact page for a copy.
Verse 2, like the first verse, follows the theme of the original song.
However - 1
It is somewhat dubious in this context. Comments, please, via
here. Do add comment on the songs as well as other aspects of the
website.
However - 2
It has been sung by several groups without comment.
