This one did well in NewsRevue at that time – another lyric that fed off the rather ill-timed Tory “back to basics” campaign.
There’s nothing like a Sound Of Music tune to help make a satirical lyric work in the show.
_ DENY EV’RY MOUNTING _
(To the Tune of “Climb Ev’ry Mountain”)
VERSE 1
Deny ev’ry mounting,
Avoid ev’ry scene;
Watch out behind you,
You know what I mean.
VERSE 2
Defy ev’ry outing,
Claim that you’re straight;
Smear and innuendo,
Refute in middle eight.
MIDDLE EIGHT – JOHN MAJOR (POSSIBLY VOICE OVER)
These smears that you read,
Ev’ry day in the press;
Are like cervical smears,
They are quite meaningless.
VERSE 3 – FINALE
Chide Ev’ry Statesman,
Make Tories cower;
Weak and hopeless leaders,
Will soon fall from power.
Below is a video with Peggy Wood singing Climb Every Mountain with the lyrics on the screen: