To the tune of Dashing away with the smoothing iron.

 

 ’Twas on a Tuesday morning oh

At three a.m. ’twas time to go

When 18 Chandos members left their beds to catch a plane

The rest of them all went out late

No sleep at all to be their fate.

 

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We’re ready to sing at night or day

We’ll all do our best oh come what may

Its Chandos hip hip hooray

 

’Twas on a Wednesday morning when

We got together to start again

The fresh air woke us when the horse ride gave our bones a shake

The vodka in the evening though

Would knock us out in half a mo

 

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Thursday gave us morning free

We all had time the sights to see

But concert loomed and all too soon we had to concentrate

Our MD kept us all in line

We missed some notes, but never mind.

 

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’Twas on the Friday afternoon

Rehearsal time, a concert soon

Another chance to show the Poles who Chandos really are

While Nigel played the organ so

We soldiered through another show

 

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’Twas on the Saturday morning now

We packed our bags and went to Krakow

With checking out and checking in and sorting out our beds

We're not quite sure just where we are

But give a cheer, we’d got this far.

 

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It’s now the Sunday morning when

Some looked back to see again

The Polish past and all the world in sadder times than now

But when we’d had some time to think

We all went out and had a drink.

 

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’Twas early Monday morning time

Set off again and down a mine

The many steps just made us weak, with lots of creaky knees

Then off to a church to sing once more

Then final meal with drinks galore.

 

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When Tuesday morning comes around

We’ll pack our bags it’s homeward  bound

Were sad to leave this lovely land but now we need a rest

We’ll wave goodbye to Poland now

It’s time to take our final bow.

 

We all went on tour the Chandos way

Ready  to sing at night or day

We’ll all did our best oh come what may

Its Chandos hip hip hooray