Deny Every Mounting, NewsRevue Lyric, 30 January 1994

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: