Released: December 14, 1969
Songwriter: Fred Tomlinson Michael Palin Terry Jones
Producer: George Harrison
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.)
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.)
From the albums
- Monty Python’s Flying Circus (1970)
- Monty Python Live! At City Center (1976)
- Monty Python Sings (1989)
- Dementia 2000! 30th Anniversary Collection (2000)
- Monty Python Sings (Again) (2014)
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