Anyone go to senior school 1986 - 1991?

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Ok. So not really an AIBU - apart from AIBU to think no one else remembers this.

school years above as not sure which year I was in, I suspect could be 1987-1989.

we did a singing choice type concert with other schools, as in we came together this one night to sing the songs we had learned in our own schools.

i can’t remember if there was any acting, I don’t think so, it was just lots of kids singing songs about history.

The first song I remember was about sir Walter Raleigh and some of the lyrics might be:

oh dear sir Walter Raleigh, we’re down here on our knees, we know you won’t be round yet for 8 more centuries, but from this feast is missing CHIPS just slightly greasy soooo let King Arthur have his spuds and forget your history eee eee forget your history - yeh!

then there was one about Guinevere - like a ballad. I think the whole thing was about the life of King Arthur, I’ve reached the lyrics and all over the internet but can’t find anything on a sung play in the 80’s - does one remember this, I went to school in the north east of England.

thanks!

I left year 11 in 1987 (back then it was called 5th year seniors)
I don’t have any memory of a singing concert, I was brought up in the Midlands

Maybe this?
mtishows.co.uk/show-history/1269

Was it a local
thing ?
I went to seconadary school from 1985-1990 and dont remember anything like that maybe it was specific to your LEA?

Nowadays they have singing concerts nationally called Young Voices.

When I was at school we learned a set of songs that sound similar to what you describe - one featured Henry VIII and the refrain was “I’m ‘Enery the Eighth I am, ‘Enery the 8th I am I am. I got married to the widow next door. She’d been married 7 times before! Every one was an ‘Enery. She wouldn’t have a Willie or a Sam..”

Then “After the ball was over/ She took out her glass eye.”’

Both of those are fairly well-known music hall songs, though.

I think OP is probably talking about something specifically written for schools. We did a few of them in the 80s - I’m a bit younger, so it would have been primary rather than secondary, and we didn’t do that one but I recognise the type.

I’m older, but back in the 70s we did one about Jonah and the Whale that had songs in the same vein.

There’s a whole old thread about random musicals / songs from school - see if anyone on that mentioned it?

https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/chat/5421539-anyone-in-their-50s-remember-this-from-primary-school?page=1

eta Jonahman Jazz definitely got a mention!

There were bbc plays / musicals written for schools. I remember one about William the conqueror and one about brier rabbit. They had some great tunes.

Thanks all, you have now got me thinking and I’m deffo not mad! That post that was posted clearly there are more people who did stuff like this at school so thank you to everyone who replied! X

When Jonah went into the whale/he closed his eyes and prayed/Oh Lord I'm very sorry that your word I've disobeyed/If you will only come and save me I will do as you command/Instead of treading water let me tread upon the sand...

Why yes I do remember ALL of it 😂😂😂