Oh Life! Roger Whittaker 1980 | (Chicago Country 1019) Corben Geis |
OPENER - MIDDLE BREAK - CLOSER
Sides face grand square (Whistle, clap, and stomp)
Oh, life! Give me what you can!
Another game and another chance to win!
Oh, life! The follies and the toils
You won't be here to gather up the spoils, Eight to the middle and back
When they lay you six feet underneath the soil!
All 4 ladies promenade, hop to it inside around you go
Jump in his hands, swing and promenade and whirl
Yippy! Yahoooo! Yee Haw!
FIGURE
Heads (Sides) promenade halfway around you go
Sides (Heads) you do the right & left thru
Sides (Heads) square thru 4 hands around you go
Heads (Sides) rollaway twice, dosado and do an eight chain 4
Oh, life! Give me what you can!, Find your corner, swing and promenade
Oh, life! The follies and the toils
You won't be here to gather up the spoils (Clap, clap, clap)
When they lay you six feet underneath the soil!
TAG
Yippy! Yahoooo! Yee Haw! (Whistle, clap, and stomp)
ALTERNATE LYRICS
Oh life - try steppin' up the pace!
You think you're moving forward but you're losing every race
Oh life - You've been digging like a fool!
They treat you just the same as they treated you in school
If you don't like it, time to change the rules
Oh life - Listen to the wind!
It's saying that you'll never find a chance like this again
Oh life - throw away the key!
Now open up the silver box and set your spirit free!
Open up the box and be free!
Other optional original & positive lyrics by Corben for Break & Closer:
Additional lyrics:
Oh, life! Give us what you can!
We only got one shot with you this round.
Oh, life! We'll cherish you each day!
We won't demean our time or throw it away!
For we're grateful for our good life all the way!
Oh, life! Give me what you can!
Another game and another chance to win!
Oh, life! We'll try to do some good!
We need to spread a heck of a lot of cheer!
We will sing and dance with gladness all the year!