Musical morning at Eikenhof WI
“I’m very fond of some of the ‘golden oldies’ like The Goons and Victor Borge who was famous for his piano jokes. I’m sure you’ll enjoy them too,” said Ron Gill.
Members of Eikenhof Women’s Institute enjoyed a lively morning with guest speaker Ron Gill, who played some brilliant and humorous music pieces.
“I’m very fond of some of the ‘golden oldies’ like The Goons and Victor Borge who was famous for his piano jokes. I’m sure you’ll enjoy them too,” said Ron.
He also played ‘The Reading of the Will’, which had the members in stitches, and ‘The Gas Man Cometh’ (Flanders and Swann).
The Gas Man Cometh
‘Twas on a Monday morning the gas man came to call.
The gas tap wouldn’t turn – I wasn’t getting gas at all.
He tore out all the skirting boards to try and find the main
And I had to call a carpenter to put them back again.
Oh, it all makes work for the working man to do.
‘Twas on a Tuesday morning the carpenter came round.
He hammered and he chiselled and he said:
“Look what I’ve found: your joists are full of dry rot
But I’ll put them all to rights”.
Then he nailed right through a cable and out went all the lights!
Oh, it all makes work for the working man to do.
‘Twas on a Wednesday morning the electrician came.
He called me Mr. Sanderson, which isn’t quite the name.
He couldn’t reach the fuse box without standing on the bin
And his foot went through a window so I called the glazier in.
Oh, it all makes work for the working man to do.
‘Twas on a Thursday morning the glazier came round
With his blow torch and his putty and his merry glazier’s song.
He put another pane in – it took no time at all
But I had to get a painter in to come and paint the wall.
Oh, it all makes work for the working man to do.
‘Twas on a Friday morning the painter made a start.
With undercoats and overcoats he painted every part:
Every nook and every cranny – but I found when he was gone
He’d painted over the gas tap and I couldn’t turn it on!
Oh, it all makes work for the working man to do.
On Saturday and Sunday they do no work at all;
So ’twas on a Monday morning that the gasman came to call…
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After a delicious tea the members all agreed it had been a wonderful morning and looked forward to the next meeting which will take place on Wednesday, August 10, at 09:30. It will be the International Day and a talk on the Cayman Islands will be given . For more information or if you would like to join this women’s club, please phone Pat Leech on 072 822 5575.
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