The ‘Sweeetest Song We Know’ Lyric Contest

It’s a long way to …

Team Sharon, MJ, Rebecca, John (“The Foursies”)

It took a long time to get to this point.

26 years of laughs.

There was napping during the plays.

Picnic dinners – now crafts.

 

Gathered together down in Bloomington

Cheese and crackers to start out slow

We ran out during intermission

Poured more wine and got a glow!

 

From these decades, we made such good pals.

Cocktail contests and grand meals.

Twas a long way to Cedar valley.

To the latest project hells:

 

When first instructed we were leery.

Then who walked in? Jim Beam.

Shakespeare uttered: Ye gods it’s scary,

This Caesar stabbing by team.

 

Goodbye to this Wheeekend.

Farewell but not yet.

It’s a long long laughing Wheekend.

With no big regret!

 

Team Vince, Ed, Allan, Fred, Joe (* Winners!)

Out of muddy trenches came a soldier lad one day.
Ate the bully beef and beans and washed it down the English way

He drank from every ditch, puddle, shared a cup with half the square
till his stomach got excited and he shouted to them there:

Chorus
It’s a long way to dysentery.
It’s a long way to go
It’s a long way to dysentery,
to the worst bug that I know!
Goodbye clean water,
Farewell solid fare.
It’s a long, long way to dysentery, but my guts are right there.

Patty wrote a letter to his sweetheart Molly O, saying should you not receive it then please write back and let me know.
If my spelling looks shitty Molly dear, said he, blame the rushing and the rumbling. Please don’t put the blame on me.

Chorus

Molly sent a hurried answer to her Irish Paddy O to stay away from standing water or you’re the next to go.
Leave the stew and the latrine line or you’ll be the one to blow.
For the bug has fairly drove you silly. Hope you don’t have to go.

Chorus

When the bugle blew for breakfast and the cookhouse steam rose high
Patty took one look at breakfast and he gave a weary sigh

Boys I’ve marched through France and Flanders dodging shot and shell.
But the thing that did me in was that fish and chips at Driftless Dragon Inn!

 

Team Bryan, Barb, Erik, Hamby

It’s a long way to Cedar Valley

It’s far from Chi-ca-go

It’s not far from Taliesin

It’s the sweetest spot we know.

Goodbye to Las Cruces
Hello to Spring Green
It’s a long long way to Cedar Valley

Where the pheasant is supreme.

 

Team Craig, Brett, Dave, Jennifer, Clay (“Royal Flush”)

It’s a long way to the toilet,

It’s a long way to go.

It’s a long way to the toilet…

How to get there, I know.

Goodbye, piccalilli,

Farewell, White Castle Square!

It’s a long, long way to the toilet,

I’m almost there!

 

It’s a long way to sober Shakespeare,

It’s a long way from home.

Outdated language and stuffy patrons,

It’s much better done our way.

Goodbye, Theater Square!

Craig and Joe would get there by intermission,

So for Shakespeare, let’s spare!