This is the song from the end of the Monty Python
movie Life of Brian.
It's sung while Brian hangs on a crusifix.
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                              Bright Side of Life

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Cheer up Brian!
You know what they say,
Some things in life are bad,
They can really make you mad.
Other things just make you swear and curse.

Song:
When you're chewing on life's grizzle,
Don't grumble, give a whistle,
And this will help things turn out for the best.

And... Always look on the bright side of life.
Always look on the light side of life.
If life seems jolly rotten,
There's one thing you've forgotten,
And that's to laugh and smile and dance and sing.
When you're feeling in the dumps,
Don't be silly chumps,
Just purse your lips and whistle, that's the thing!

And... Always look on the bright side of life.
(Come on!) Always look on the bright side of life.
For life is quite absurd,
And death is upon a word.
You must always face the curtain with a bang.
Forget about your sin,
Give the audience a grin.
Enjoy it, it's the last chance you have.

So... Always look on the bright side of death,
And before you draw your terminal breath.
Life's a piece of shit,
When you look at it.
Life's a laugh, and that's a joke, it's true.
You'll see it's all a show,
Keep 'em laughing as you go.
Just remember that the last laugh is on you.

And... Always look on the bright side of life.
Always look on the right side of life.
(Come on Brian, Cheer up!)
Always look on the bright side of life.
Always look on the bright side of life.
(Hey! There's things out in the sea, you know!)
Always look on the bright side of life.
(I mean, what have you got to lose, you know!)
(You come from nothing, you're going back to nothing.)
(What have you lost? Nothing!)
Always look on the bright side on life.
(Now people who've come from nothing,)
(You know what they say?)
(Cheer up you ol' bugger, come on give us a quid.)
(There you are!)
(See! The end of this film.)
(Incidentally, this record is available in the foyer.)
(Some of us have to live as well, you know!)
(Who do you think pays for all this rubbish?)
(I told tehm. I said to them, "Birney")
(I said, "They'll never make their money back.")


Wow, what a weird song.
I typed this while listening to Led Zeppelin and it
doesn't quite have the same beat.

Sept. 25, 1990