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Oom-Pah-Pah
Sally Dexter, The "Oliver! 1994" Company
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Fine ladies and gentlemen, ruffians, and sinners all
I call upon our goddess of the virtues (ha! Not me)
To give us a well-known rendition of the old school song
"Oom-Pah-Pah!"
All right, here we are, we're doing culture now
Here we go
There's a little ditty
They're singin' in the city
Especially when they've been on the gin or the beer
If you've got the patience
Your own imaginations will
Tell you just exactly what you want to hear
Oom-pah-pah, oom-pah-pah
That's how it goes
Oom-pah-pah, oom-pah-pah
Everyone knows
They all suppose what they wanna suppose
When they hear oom-pah-pah
Mr. Percy Snodgrass
Would often have the odd glass
But never when he thought anybody could see
Secretly he'd buy it
And drink it on the quiet
And dream he was an earl with a girl on each knee
Oom-pah-pah, oom-pah-pah
That's how it goes
Oom-pah-pah, oom-pah-pah
Everyone knows
What is the cause of his red shiny nose?
Could it be oom-pah-pah?
Pretty little Sally
Goes walking down the alley
Displays her pretty ankles to all of the men
They could see her garters
But not for free and gratis
An inch or two, and then she knows when to say when
Oom-pah-pah, oom-pah-pah
That's how it goes
Oom-pah-pah, oom-pah-pah
Everyone knows
Whether it's hidden or whether it shows
It's the same, oom-pah-pah
She was from the country
But now she's up a gum-tree
She let a fella beat her and lead her along
What's the good of cryin'?
She's made her bed to lie in
She's glad to bring the coin in and join in this song
Oom-pah-pah, oom-pah-pah
That's how it goes (that's how it goes)
Oom-pah-pah, oom-pah-pah
Everyone knows
She is no longer the same blushin' rose
Ever since oom-pah-pah, all together now
Oom-pah-pah, oom-pah-pah (here's a little ditty)
(They're singing in the city) that's how it goes
(Especially when they've been on) oom-pah-pah, oom-pah-pah
(The gin or the beer) Everyone knows
(If you've got the patience, your own imaginations will) they all suppose what they wanna suppose
(Tell you just exactly what you want to hear) When they hear oom-pah-pah
Oom-pah-pah, oom-pah-pah
That's how it goes (that's how it goes)
Oom-pah-pah, oom-pah-pah
Everyone knows
They all suppose what they wanna suppose
When they hear oom-pah-pah
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