The Lusty Month of May

[aprilstarchild]

Somewhere at my parents' house is a mix CD given to me six years ago by singswithtrees called "Beltaine Ballads." I've had this one pop into my head several times the last few days:

Tra la! It's May!
The lusty month of May!
That lovely month when ev'ryone goes
Blissfully astray.
Tra la! It's here!
That shocking time of year
When tons of wicked little thoughts
Merrily appear!
It's May! It's May!
That gorgeous holiday
When ev'ry maiden prays that her lad
Will be a cad!
It's mad! It's gay!
A libelous display!
Those dreary vows that ev'ryone takes,
Ev'ryone breaks.
Ev'ryone makes divine mistakes
The lusty month of May!

Whence this fragrance wafting through the air?
What sweet feelings does its scent transmute?
Whence this perfume floating ev'rywhere?
Don't you know it's that dear forbidden fruit!
Tra la la la la! That dear forbidden fruit!
Tra la la la la!

Tra la! It's May!
The lusty month of May!
That darling month when ev'ryone throws
Self-control away.
It's time to do
A wretched thing or two,
And try to make each precious day
One you'll always rue!
It's May! It's May!
The month of "yes you may,"
The time for ev'ry frivolous whim,
Proper or "im."
It's wild! It's gay!
A blot in ev'ry way.
The birds and bees with all of their vast
Amorous past
Gaze at the human race aghast,
The lusty month of May.

Tra la! It's May!
The lusty month of May!
That lovely month when ev'ryone goes
Blissfully astray.
Tra la! It's here!
That shocking time of year
When tons of wicked little thoughts
Merrily appear.
It's May! It's May!
The month of great dismay.

When all the world is brimming with fun,
Wholesome or "un."

It's mad! It's gay!
A libelous display!
Those dreary vows that ev'ryone takes,
Ev'ryone breaks.
Ev'ryone makes divine mistakes
The lusty month of May!

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I've still never seen the musical. I just know this song!

Dang. I should've looked for that cd when I was at my parents' house last time.

Julie Andrews, yo

Comments

[aprilstarchild.livejournal.com]

Do you think I should just get the Broadway recording on CD? Or was there a video recording of the musical other than the movie?

[joeyfalconetti.livejournal.com]

I have never seen a good video recording other than the movie - I have the Broadway recording and I love it - I guess it would be good to watch the movie to get more context, if you've never seen it at all....I'm just picky because (as always with musicals) the movie seems to leave out my favorite songs and portray the story differently than I'm used to seeing it on stage.
We saw the Broadway touring company with Lou Diamond Phillips as King Aurthur...that was a kick!