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Anyway, there we were again, in church, ready to sing. The song director introduced us as Don and Ron, the twin brothers. The piano player for the main quartet that night said he would play for us. That was the first mistake that night-- trying to mix professionals with amateurs. But maybe not, the first may have been us choosing to sing a christmas song in July.
So, there we were, standing side by side with my back slightly turned to Ronald, microphone in my right hand. My left hand over my ear so as not to be confused when he started singing. The pianist started playing. It was much faster than the record we had been practicing with. When I thought it hit my note, I started to sing in bass "Go tell it on the mountain".
I didn't hear him, but I assumed Ronald, in tenor, was singing "over the hills and everywhere". And then back to me, on my note. I repeated again" Go tell it on the mountain" and then Ronald, "Jesus Christ is born".Trying to catch up with the pianist and the pianist trying to slowdown for me, we ran over each other. I kept singing. I did not know it but Ronald had stopped.I noticed on the front row a few people snickered. Then I heard some giggling. The pianist stopped, then started back, then stopped again but I kept singing. Those giggles turned to laughter.
.My mother and wife on the third row sank down out of sight. And there was a few others with their hand over their eyes looking down but most were laughing.. I realize there were no music playing no one else was singing as I slowly turn toward Ronald still singing,"Go tell it o-n t--h--e-----m--o---u-n----. Standing there with his microphone down by his side his other propped up on his hip looking at me. And he asked me what are you doing. I replied, "what are you doing? playing mother may I".
Mother May I
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