Lumberjack Song Lyrics

PALIN
I'm a lumberjack and I'm OK
I sleep all night, I work all day

MOUNTIES CHOIR
He's a lumberjack and he's OK
He sleeps all night and works all day

PALIN
I cut down trees, I eat my lunch
I go to the lavatory
On Wednesdays I go shopping
And have buttered scones for tea

MOUNTIES CHOIR
He cuts down trees, he eats his lunch
He goes to the lavatory
On Wednesdays he goes shopping
And has buttered scones for tea

He's a lumberjack and he's OK
He sleeps all night and works all day

PALIN
I cut down trees, I skip and jump
I like to press wild flowers
I put on women's clothing
And hang around in bars

MOUNTIES CHOIR
He cuts down trees, he skips and jumps
He likes to press wild flowers
He puts on women's clothing
And hangs around in bars...?


(The choir begins to look uncomfortable, but brightens up as they go into the chorus.)

He's a lumberjack and he's OK
He sleeps all night and works all day

PALIN
I cut down trees, I wear high heels
Suspenders and a bra
I wish I were a girlie
Just like my dear papa


MOUNTIES CHOIR
He cuts down trees, he wears high heels
Suspenders and a bra?!?

(The choir mumbles angrily, and the song breaks down.)

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The Lumberjack Song has long been one of Monty Python’s most popular musical pieces. It first appeared in Episode Nine, “The Ant, an Introduction,” which originally aired on December 14, 1969. It was often featured in the Pythons' live shows, and also appeared in their 1971 film And Now for Something Completely Different…

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December 14, 1969
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