# Lost lyrics to "The Great Escape" movie theme **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 18, 2006, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-lyrics-to-the-great-escape-movie-theme/357265 "2006-05-18T15:28:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Can\_I\_change\_my\_answer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e9a140/32.png) [@Can\_I\_change\_my\_answer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Can_I_change_my_answer)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2006, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-lyrics-to-the-great-escape-movie-theme/357265/1 "2006-05-18T15:28:47Z")
When The Great Escape came out in '63 the theme song, with words, was played for a brief time on the radio. But the words that had been written for the theme never appeared in the movie. I’d tried for years to find the words, and now I’ve found them. _On a [Chinese movie Oscar](http://www.ndcnc.gov.cn/datalib/2003/MusicBook/DL/DL-20031122152031/) site_ of all places (scroll down). Got to love the internet. THE WORDS YOU’VE NEVER HEARD The Great Escape March Words by Al Stillman, Music by Elmer Bernstein (This is not a joke: these are from the actual published lyrics) Mabel I love you, Mabel Love you as much as I am able But, oh, Iím crazy For little Daisy She is the one girl for me Fickle I may be fickle But it’s a dollar to a nickel That when I’m kissin’ The one I’m kissin’ She is the one girl for me Carrie, I love you, Carrie. But I don’t think that we will marry. 'Cause that would hinder my love for Linda. She is the one girl for me. : : Originally Published by United Artists Music Co, Inc. ---
**Author:** ![Das\_Glasperlenspiel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/das_glasperlenspiel/32/2944_2.png) [@Das\_Glasperlenspiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Das_Glasperlenspiel)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2006, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-lyrics-to-the-great-escape-movie-theme/357265/2 "2006-05-18T15:51:32Z")
[QUOTE=Can I change my answer?] When The Great Escape came out in '63 the theme song, with words, was played for a brief time on the radio. But the words that had been written for the theme never appeared in the movie. [/QUOTE] I hate being old enough to remember that 😃 . IIRC, it was Mitch Miller (remember him)? das Glas ---
**Author:** ![ddgryphon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/8c91f0/32.png) [@ddgryphon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ddgryphon)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2006, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-lyrics-to-the-great-escape-movie-theme/357265/3 "2006-05-18T15:58:31Z")
[QUOTE=Can I change my answer?] When The Great Escape came out in '63 the theme song, with words, was played for a brief time on the radio. But the words that had been written for the theme never appeared in the movie. I’d tried for years to find the words, and now I’ve found them. _On a [Chinese movie Oscar](http://www.ndcnc.gov.cn/datalib/2003/MusicBook/DL/DL-20031122152031/) site_ of all places (scroll down). Got to love the internet. THE WORDS YOU’VE NEVER HEARD The Great Escape March Words by Al Stillman, Music by Elmer Bernstein (This is not a joke: these are from the actual published lyrics) Mabel I love you, Mabel Love you as much as I am able But, oh, Iím crazy For little Daisy She is the one girl for me Fickle I may be fickle But it’s a dollar to a nickel That when I’m kissin’ The one I’m kissin’ She is the one girl for me Carrie, I love you, Carrie. But I don’t think that we will marry. 'Cause that would hinder my love for Linda. She is the one girl for me. : : Originally Published by United Artists Music Co, Inc. [/QUOTE] And I thought nothing could be more embarassing than the words to the Star Trek theme! Live and learn. > **[Star Trek Lyrics | From Television/TV Theme Lyrics - Science Fiction/Westerns](https://stlyrics.org/lyrics/televisiontvthemelyrics-sciencefictionwesterns/startrek.htm)** > > Read the full lyrics for Star Trek from the Television/TV Theme Lyrics - Science Fiction/Westerns soundtrack. ---
**Author:** ![Eligible\_for\_parole\_in\_2011](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@Eligible\_for\_parole\_in\_2011](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eligible_for_parole_in_2011)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2006, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-lyrics-to-the-great-escape-movie-theme/357265/4 "2006-05-19T22:21:00Z")
- Star Trek Lyrics - Beyond the rim of the starlight, my love is wandring in star flight. I know he’llfind In star clustered reaches Love, strange love A starwoman teaches. I konw his journey ends never. His Star Trek will go on forever. But tell him while He wanders his starry sea, Remember, Remember me. ---
**Author:** ![Mountainpilot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/50afbb/32.png) [@Mountainpilot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mountainpilot)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2012, 7:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-lyrics-to-the-great-escape-movie-theme/357265/5 "2012-01-11T07:42:50Z")
Can’t believe I found the lyrics! Long long ago when I was a little kid, when this movie was released, I Mom heard the theme and started singing these lyrics. My brother and I thought she made them up. This is another example of Mom losing every battle and winning every war.:smack: ---
**Author:** ![BMalion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e274bd/32.png) [@BMalion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BMalion)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2012, 7:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-lyrics-to-the-great-escape-movie-theme/357265/6 "2012-01-11T07:58:46Z")
Hard to hear the theme without thinking of Trim-Jeans® ---
**Author:** ![ouryL](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ouryl/32/6067_2.png) [@ouryL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ouryL)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2012, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-lyrics-to-the-great-escape-movie-theme/357265/7 "2012-01-11T20:15:12Z")
A lot of instrumentals were given “fake” lyrics so that the producers could share in the ascap/bmi royalties.:o or so I was told.:dubious: ---
**Author:** ![BMalion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e274bd/32.png) [@BMalion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BMalion)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2012, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-lyrics-to-the-great-escape-movie-theme/357265/8 "2012-01-11T20:18:26Z")
That’s why Gene Roddenbery wrote those awful lyrics I heard. ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2012, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-lyrics-to-the-great-escape-movie-theme/357265/9 "2012-01-12T01:49:02Z")
> [@Can\_I\_change\_my\_answer](#): > > The Great Escape March > Words by Al Stillman, Music by Elmer Bernstein > (This is not a joke: these are from the actual published lyrics) > > Mabel > I love you, Mabel > Love you as much as I am able > But, oh, Iím crazy > For little Daisy > She is the one girl for me > > Fickle > I may be fickle > But it’s a dollar to a nickel > > That when I’m kissin’ > The one I’m kissin’ > She is the one girl for me > > Carrie, I love you, Carrie. > But I don’t think that we will marry. > 'Cause that would hinder my love for Linda. > She is the one girl for me. I had temporarily forgotten the tune but the lyrics brought it right back. Reminds me of its use in The Simpsons, in which Maggie liberates the [Ayn Rand School For Tots](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QBadfYG3mkQ), burning off more cultural references in under two minutes of any TV episode I can think of. ---
**Author:** ![Small\_Hen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ad7895/32.png) [@Small\_Hen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Small_Hen)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2012, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-lyrics-to-the-great-escape-movie-theme/357265/10 "2012-01-12T02:05:42Z")
As long as we’re posting missing lyrics to themes: Through early morning fog I see visions of the things to be the pains that are withheld for me I realize and I can see… [chorus]: That suicide is painless It brings on many changes and I can take or leave it if I please. aka, the MASH theme. ---
**Author:** ![Derleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2012, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-lyrics-to-the-great-escape-movie-theme/357265/11 "2012-01-12T02:22:01Z")
**Small Hen** : Hard to consider those lyrics lost, as they were used rather prominently in the movie. ---
**Author:** ![Small\_Hen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ad7895/32.png) [@Small\_Hen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Small_Hen)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2012, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-lyrics-to-the-great-escape-movie-theme/357265/12 "2012-01-12T02:43:05Z")
> [@Derleth](#): > > **Small Hen** : Hard to consider those lyrics lost, as they were used rather prominently in the movie. Oh? I never saw the movie - I was familiar with the TV show. Whoops. ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2012, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-lyrics-to-the-great-escape-movie-theme/357265/13 "2012-01-12T03:01:00Z")
Altman complained until he died that he only got, what was it: $50?, to direct it but his punk-kid son got over a million for the lyrics. ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2012, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-lyrics-to-the-great-escape-movie-theme/357265/14 "2012-01-12T03:23:04Z")
There are lyrics to theme from _Bonanza:_ > [@](#): > > [COLOR=black]We chased lady luck, 'til we finally struck Bonanza.[/COLOR] > [COLOR=black]With a gun and a rope and a hat full of hope, planted a family tree. We got hold of a pot of gold, Bonanza.[/COLOR] > [COLOR=black]With a horse and a saddle, and a range full of cattle, how rich can a fellow be?[/COLOR] > > [COLOR=black]On this land we put our brand, Cartwright is the name, fortune smiled, the day we filed the Ponderosa claim. > Here in the West, we’re livin’ the best, Bonanza, if anyone fights any one of us, he’s go a fight with me, Bonanza. > Hoss and Joe and Adam know every rock and pine, no one works, fights, or eats, like those boys of mine. Here we stand in the middle of a grand Bonanza. > > With a gun and a rope and a hatful of hope, we planted our family tree, we got hold of a potful of gold, Bonanza. > With a houseful of friends where the rainbow ends, how rich can a fellow be? > > On this land we put our brand, Cartwright is the name, fortune smiled, the day we filed the Ponderosa claim. Here in the west we’re livin’ the best Bonanza. > With the friendliest, fightingist, loving band, that ever set foot in the promised land, and we’re happier than them all. > That’s why we call it Bonanza…Bonanza…Bonanza… > > Lyrics written by Jay Livingston and Ray Evans. > [/COLOR]