中高年仕様ジュリー・アンドリュース

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今読んでいるジョークブックに、ジュリー・アンドリュースが
こんなパフォーマンスをやった、というネタが入ってました。
多少商品名とか、わかりにくいところもあるのですが、
「サウンド・オブ・ミュージック」の名曲「私のお気に入り」の
中高年仕様替え歌です。なかなかスゴイです。

・・・そう言えば、犬のジョークブックにも、「犬のお気に入り」という
替え歌がありました～。みんな、この曲が好きなんですね。

To commemorate her 69^th birthday, Julie Andrews made a special appearance at Manhattan’s Radio City Music Hall.  One of the musical numbers she performed was “My Favorite Things” with the deliberately changed lyrics for her “blue hair” audience.
 
Maalox and nose drops and needle for knitting,
Walkers and handrails and new dental fittings,
Bundles of magazines tied up in string;
These are a few of my favorite things.
 
Cadillac’s and cataracts and hearing aides and glasses
Poli dent and Fixodent and false teeth in glasses,
Pacemakers, golf carts and porches with swings,
These are a few of my favorite things.
 
When the pipes leak, when the bones creak,
When the knees go bad,
I simply remember my favorite things,
And they I don’t feel so bad.
 
Hot tea and crumpets, and corn pads for bunions*,        bunions=足裏に出来る底豆
No spicy hot food or food cooked with onions,
Bathrobes and heat pads and hot meals they bring,
These are a few of my favorite things.
 
Back pains, confused brains and no fear of sinnin’,
Thin bones and fractures and hair that is thinin’,
And we wont** mention out short, When we remember our favorite things
                                                       wont=be accustomed with
 
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.
 
Julie received a standing ovation from the crowd that lasted over 4 minutes and
repeated encores.
 
       (from ‘The Biggest Joke Book Ever’ by Jack Jacoby)