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  • "The Whiffenpoof Song" & "Lay it on the Line" -- Yale University songsters

    The Whiffenpoof Song - The Yale Whiffenpoofs of 2014




    "The Whiffenpoof Song"

    To the tables down at Mory's,
    To the place where Louis dwells,
    To the dear old Temple Bar
    We love so well,

    Sing the Whiffenpoofs assembled
    With their glasses raised on high,
    And the magic of their singing casts its spell.

    Yes, the magic of their singing
    Of the songs we love so well:
    "Shall I, Wasting" and "Mavourneen" and the rest.

    We will serenade our Louis
    While life and voice shall last
    Then we'll pass and be forgotten with the rest.

    We are poor little lambs
    Who have lost our way.
    Baa! Baa! Baa!
    We are little black sheep
    Who have gone astray.
    Baa! Baa! Baa!

    Gentlemen songsters off on a spree
    Damned from here to eternity
    God have mercy on such as we.
    Baa! Baa! Baa!


    http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Whiffenpoof_Song


    An Authentic Account of the Founding of the Whiffenpoofs, by The Rev. James M. Howard, Yale Class of 1909

    http://www.whiffenpoofs.com/storage/...fs_History.pdf
    B. Steadman

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    Lay It On The Line - Yale's Whim 'N Rhythm of 2014




    "Lay it on the Line"

    I hate to say it, you were wrong
    I saw you coming from the start
    She made you think she was the one
    I always knew she'd break your heart

    So she was out with your boy, Dom
    On the floor in a slow grind
    You're asking me just what to do, boy
    I say you should lay it on the line

    Now remember Jenny from back in school?
    She said she'd meet you at the pond, boy
    Your first love, her first fool
    Somehow I knew she'd lead you on, yeah

    It hurts my heart to see your pain
    Looking in from the outside
    And now you're doing it all again, yeah
    Wake up boy and lay it on the line

    We've been friend for so long
    I'm here for you whenever you call
    But now it's time for you to speak your mind

    Ooh baby, it's been so hard
    Holding back everything inside
    To be honest I've been a little scared
    Of losing you, I can't lie

    Now I got to let you know
    I've been feeling you all this time
    And now I'm ready to take a chance
    I'm gonna lay it on the line

    We've been friends for so long
    I'm here for you whenever you call
    But now it's time for you to speak your mind

    Ooh, ooh, baby let me know
    If you've been feeling me all this time
    Are you ready to take a chance, boy?
    Come on and lay it on the line

    Said, are you ready for love?
    I'm gonna lay it on the line, baby
    Are you ready for real, real love?
    Come on and lay it on the line

    Are you feeling me like I've been feeling you, boy?
    Come on and lay it, come on and lay it
    You've got to lay it on the line, baby
    Come on and lay it, come on and lay it on the line


    http://www.songlyrics.com/divine-bro...e-line-lyrics/


    HENDEL: Let's Hear it for the Girls

    http://yaledailynews.com/blog/2013/0...for-the-girls/
    Last edited by bsteadman; 06-14-2014, 04:22 PM.
    B. Steadman

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