1972 Eclipse of the Sun Songtext
von Monty Python

And now!
For the first time ever on record
We proudly present: the 1972 eclipse of the sun!
Well, here we are at Lord′s, waiting
For the eclipse of the sun. Peter?
Yes, the ground's in tip-top condition, and I think we
Can expect some first-rate eclipsing this morning. Brian?
Well, we′re certainly all looking
Forward to it very much up here. Jim?
And to look at the eclipse of the sun through...
Of the sun through?
Yes, to look at the eclipse of the sun through...
I don't understand
To look through at the eclipse of the sun...
What?
I haven't finished! We have this, ooh, surely magnificent...
Absolutely!
Quite superb!
Hear, hear!
Quite agree!


What?
Uh, piece of smoked glass
Absolutely!
Which must be fully, ooh...
Ooh, easily!
Must be!
Absolutely!
No question!
Jolly good!
Start again
Well, here we are at Lord′s with this piece of smoked trout
Glass!
Oh, please!
No, no, no, no...
Oh, oh, glass! Uh, waiting quite superbly
For the eclipse of the... sun-like object
And here, if I′m very much mistaken, comes the eclipse
Yes, you are very much mistaken, here it comes. Peter?
Yes, I can't see anyone stopping it now
Yeah, it′s all over bar the shouting
The sands of time must surely be drawing
To a close for this plucky solar... oh!
Oh!
Rain!
Rain!
Rain!
Hm-hm. Well, what a shame, the rain is
Beginning to come down now here at Lord's
Light′s going too
Yeah, it's going really quite fast
My Jove, yes, it′s getting quite murky up here now
You can hardly see your glass in front of your face
What a shame! Well, that's it from Lord's then, I′m afraid, but
We′ll be back here again the moment there's any sign of improvement