Lyr Req: Who was this Charlie?

Subject: Lyr Req: Who was this Charlie?
From: Nick Barnett
Date: 03 May 24 - 07:59 PM

In the 1950s, possibly the 1960s, my mother repeated this to us. Whether she had any more and I've forgotten it, I don't know, maybe she just had this:

        When I think of Don Pasquale
        and compare him to/with that Charlie
        nausea!
        nausea!

The tune is a famous circus-type tune I don't know the name of, but many people would recognise it.

Anyone recognise these lyrics, though? I've tried googling, but . . . no dice.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Who was this Charlie?
From: GUEST,.gargoyle
Date: 03 May 24 - 08:26 PM

What is the "famous Circus tune?"

You know it ... we do not.

First four notes?

American or EU?

Sincerely,
Gargoyle


TUNE - "Follies" "Good bye Cruel World" "Charlie Fell into the Bucket". "Can Can". " Sousa March". "Colonel Bogie"

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Who was this Charlie?
From: Helen
Date: 03 May 24 - 10:31 PM

The most famous circus tune, as far as I know, is Entry of the Gladiators
but there is a YouTube playlist of circus tunes

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Who was this Charlie?
From: GUEST,Phil d'Conch
Date: 04 May 24 - 01:19 AM

Nausea, w&m: Monty Norman & David Heneker, Bongo Expresso, 1958.

Nausea (orig. cast recording on ytube.)
Expresso Bongo [wiki]

Lyrics are slightly different for the play & movie.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Who was this Charlie?
From: Nigel Parsons
Date: 04 May 24 - 06:25 AM

"Entry of the Gladiators" seems to fit.

The only words I recall that fit to the tune include the words:
"This old geezer,
Julius Caesar,
He's got a nose like an onion squeezer"

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Who was this Charlie?
From: Georgiansilver
Date: 04 May 24 - 07:08 AM

I believe the 'Charlie' referred to was Charlie Drake.....a comedian who spoke with a high voice

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Who was this Charlie?
From: GUEST,.gargoyle
Date: 04 May 24 - 06:40 PM

Nigel- interesting ...I knew your reference as:

Julius Caesar
The Roman geezer
Killed his wife
With a lemon squeezer.



Sincerely,
Gargoyle

A sport before one game of "The Junior Classical League" (Latin Club) state convention would recite the chant, as a giant "earth ball" 8 foot tall, inflated canvas covered balloon game, that included 100's of students that became crushed in the the "press."