You're right...it is cute...but a check of Snopes does show that it
is false...
http://www.snopes.com/humor/iftrue/andrews.asp
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Barb Engvall
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John Campbell Elem
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On Feb 1, 2007, at 6:44 AM, T. K. Cassidy wrote:
> I didn't check snopes for this but its funny even if its not true!!!
>
> For those of us who remember "The Sound of Music" as a movie In
> Theatres rather than
> only as a TV re-run!
>
> To commemorate her 69th birthday on October 1, actress/vocalist,
> Julie Andrews made
> a special appearance at Manhattan's Radio City Music Hall for the
> benefit of the
> AARP.
>
> One of the musical numbers she performed was "My Favorite Things"
> from the legendary
> movie "Sound Of Music".
>
> Here are the lyrics she used:
>
> Maalox and nose drops and needles for knitting,
> Walkers and handrails and new dental fittings,
> Bundles of magazines tied up in string,
> These are a few of my favorite things.
>
> Cadillacs and cataracts, and hearing aids and glasses,
> Polident and Fixodent and false teeth in glasses,
> Pacemakers, golf carts and porches with swings,
> These are a few of my favorite things.
>
> When the pipes leak,
> When the bones creak,
> When the knees go bad,
> I simply remember my favorite things,
> And then I don't feel so bad.
>
> Hot tea and crumpets and corn pads for bunions,
> No spicy hot food or food cooked with onions,
> Bathrobes and heating pads and hot meals they bring,
> These are a few of my favorite things.
>
> Back pains, confused brains, and no need for sinnin',
> Thin bones and fractures and hair that is thinnin',
> And we won't mention our short shrunken frames,
> When we remember our favorite things.
>
> When the joints ache,
> When the hips break,
> When the eyes grow dim,
> Then I remember the great life I've had,
> And then I don't feel so bad.
>
> Ms. Andrews received a standing ovation from the crowd that lasted
> over four minutes
> and repeated encores.
>
> Please share Ms. Andrews' clever wit and humor with others who
> would appreciate it
>
> "Play in the warmth of the sun; Dance in the light of the moon;
> Love as well as possible."
>
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