I’m not sure what gossip columnist Marjorie Proops did or had done to her in January 1993 – must have been something in the press – just gossip I think, about her having an affair with a relative youngster. She survived until late 1996.
Anyway, here is my lyric, which I don’t think made it to the show. The show was awash with my material at that time anyway.
Neat little lyric, though.
MARJE PROOPS
(To the Tune of “High Hopes”)
VERSE 1
If you want vice at a newspaper price,
There’s a lot to be learned so seek advice.
Just what made that youthful gallant,
Want to thrill an agony aunt;
Anyone knows a gallant can’t,
Move an agony aunt.
CHORUS 1
But he had Marje Proops,
He had Marje Proops,
He had back of a barge, nose too large Proops.
So if you’re reading a solemn,
Agony column,
Just recall that gallant.
Oops there goes another agony aunt,
{Oops there goes another agony aunt,}
Oops there goes another agony aunt.
VERSE 2
When troubles fall and your back’s to the wall,
There are lots of advisors that you can call.
Once there was an elderly vamp,
Wanted fun with a juvenile scamp,
That youngster made his damp stamp,
On the elderly vamp.
CHORUS 2
Cos he had Marje Proops,
He had Marje Proops,
He had light brigade charge, specs too large Proops.
So if you’re not feeling fine,
On your advice line,
Just recall that young scamp.
Oops there goes another elderly vamp,
{Oops there goes another elderly vamp,}
Oops there goes another elderly vamp.
Wham bam!
Here is a vid of the song “High Hopes”:
Here is a link to the Sammy Cahn lyrics to High Hopes…
…I clearly still had Sammy Cahn on my mind so soon after his passing and my obituary lyric for the great lyricist.
Back to Marje Proops – I remember people at school teasing me that my mum looked like Marje Proops – I think it was mostly the cruel spectacles to be honest>
