If you've got a choir you need a good conductor ( good conductor )

Who can read four staves and piano part complete (part complete )

Who can keep unruly tenors in good order ( in good order )

Who can feel the pulse and keep a steady beat (steady beat )

    Amongst the violins there lurked a lady ( lurked a lady )

    Of skill and talent rare and consumate ( consumate )

    Said Brian Smith aturning to his namesake ( to his namesake ) [ or (no relation)]

    'How about it Mags, at this job you'd be great ( you'd be great )

 

The basses to a man would all adore you ( all adore you - basses only  with hand on heart )

The tenors, altos quake beneath your stare ( 'neath your stare - altos and tenors )

And prima donna sops who think they're Callas ( strains of the cat duet )

Would wither, wilt and grovel at your glare' ( at your glare )

    And Margaret Smith, she proved a fine conductor ( fine conductor )

    Unruly tenors never played the fool ( played the fool )

    As one soprano whispered to another ( to another )

    It's really just like being back at school (back at school )

 

Said Margaret Smith, ' This choir needs a title ( needs a title )

To complement the singers wondrous sound' (wondrous sound )

A chorister piped up with a suggestion ( a suggestion )

'In Otley's Manor Square it can be found ( can be found )

     In Manor Square there stands a famous figure ( famous figure )

     In ancient garb with spokeshave in his hand ( in his hand )

     ''The Chippendales '' will suit us very nicely (very nicely )

     That name is celebrated through the land' ( through the land )                           Click here for Pauline Page 2