To commemorate her
birthday, english actress/vocalist, Julie Andrews made a special appearance at
Manhattan's Radio City Music Hall for the benefit of the AARP (the 'blue-head
people' as the American call it). One of
the musical numbers she performed was 'My Favourite Things' from the
legendary movie 'Sound Of Music'. Here are the lyrics she used:
(Sing It!) - If
you sing it, it is especially brilliant!!! :
Botox and nose drops
and needles for knitting,
Walkers and handrails
and new dental fittings,
Bundles of magazines
tied up in string,
These are
a few of my favourite things.
Cadillacs and
cataracts, hearing aids and glasses,
Polident and Fixodent
and false teeth in glasses,
Pacemakers, golf carts
and porches with swings,
These are
a few of my favourite things.
When the pipes leak, when
the bones creak,
when the knees
go bad,
I simply remember my
favourite things,
And then I don't feel so bad.
Hot tea and crumpets
and corn pads for bunions,
No spicy hot food or
food cooked with onions,
Bathrobes and heating
pads and hot meals they bring,
These are a few of my favourite things...
Back pain, confused
brains and no need for sinnin',
Thin bones and
fractures and hair that is thinnin',
And we won't mention
our short shrunken frames,
When we
remember our favourite things.
When the joints ache, when
the hips break,
when the eyes grow dim,
then I remember
the great life I've had,
And then I don't feel so bad.
(Ms. Andrews received a
standing ovation from the crowd
that lasted over four
minutes and repeated encores.. , no wonder!).
