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These are not designed to be difficult to say, they're designed to get us used to using our British accents, and stress the differences between British and American English. The goal with these is to say them at a normal speaking pace.
Whether the weather be cold
or whether the weather be hot
we'll be together
whatever the weather
whether we like it or not.
Through thickest mists and coldest frosts
with stoutest hearts and loudest boasts
she thrusts her fists against the posts
and still insists she sees the ghosts.
She stood upon the balcony
inexplicably mimicking him hiccuping
and amicably welcoming him in
What a to do to die today at a minute or two 'til two.
A thing distinctly hard to say, but harder still to do.
To sit in sullen silence in a dull dark dock
in a pestilential prison with a life-long lock
awaiting the sensation of a short sharp shock
from a cheap and chipping chopper on a big black block.
Though the following one is sung, the same point applies - it's a diction exercise and should be sung in the appropriate accent.
My dame hath a lame tame crane.
My dame hath a crane that is lame.
Good gentle Jane let my dame's lame tame crane
feed and come home once again.
And finally, a fun set of lyrics that is NOT a diction exercise. It is here (and in warm-ups) for amusement only.
Moses supposes his toeses are roses,
but Moses supposes erroneously.
For Moses he knowses his toeses aren't roses,
as Moses supposes his toeses to be. |
