Finland/Fisch Schlapping Dance

Eric Idle & Christian Borle & Michael McGrath * Track #4 On Monty Python’s Spamalot (Original Broadway Cast)

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Album Monty Python’s Spamalot (Original Broadway Cast)

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Eric Idle

2005

Finland/Fisch Schlapping Dance by Eric Idle (Ft. Christian Borle & Michael McGrath)

Release Date

Sat Jan 01 2005

Performed by

Eric IdleChristian Borle & Michael McGrath

About

In Monty Python tradition, this is a silly, off-topic song that starts off the show. The actors sing about the great country of Finland after mishearing what the historian said in “Overture.”

The “fish schlapping” dance originated as a Monty Python sketch.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IhJQp-q1...

Finland/Fisch Schlapping Dance Lyrics

[COMPANY]
Finland, Finland, Finland
That's the country for me!

[MAYOR]
Finland is the country where we dance
Finland is the country where we play
Here in Finland boy and girl can find a true romance
In traditional Scandinavian vay!

[COMPANY]
Schlip! Schlap!

[MAYOR]
Schlip-a-schlap-a vay

[COMPANY]
Schlip! Schlap!

[MAYOR]
Schlap away all day

[COMPANY]
Schlip! Schlap!

[MAYOR]
You simply can't go wrong
Vith traditional fish-schlapping song

[COMPANY]
Finland, Finland, Finland

[MEN]
The country where I quite want to be

[SOLOIST 1]
Pony trekking-

[SOLOIST 2]
Or camping-

[COMPANY]
Or just watching TV
Finland, Finland, Finland
That's the country for me

[HISTORIAN, spoken]
I said, "England."

[COMPANY, spoken]
What? Oh, sorry, sorry about that

Finland/Fisch Schlapping Dance Q&A

Who wrote Finland/Fisch Schlapping Dance's ?

Finland/Fisch Schlapping Dance was written by John Du Prez & Neil Innes & Eric Idle.