TINY TOTS HIGH SCHOOL
EDUCATION WITH LOVE, AFFECTION & CARE
VIVA LAMPADA (TORCH OF LIFE)
THERE IS A BREATHLESS HUSH IN THE CLOSE TONIGHT
TEN TO MAKE AND A MATCH TO WIN
A BUMPING PITCH AND THE BLINDING LIGHT AND NOT TO PLAY THE LAST MAN IN
AND IT’S NOT FOR THE SAKE OF A RIBBONED COAT
OR THE SELFISH HOPE OF A SEASON’S FAME,
BUT HIS CAPTAIN ‘S HAND ON HIS SHOULDER SMOTE
PLAY UP! PLAY UP! AND PLAY THE GAME !
THIS IS THE WORLD THAT YEAR BY YEAR,
WHILE IN HER PLACE THE SCHOOL IS SET,
EVERY ONE OF HER SONS MUST HEAR,
AND NONE THAT HEARS IT DARE FORGET,
THIS THEY ALL WITH A JOYFUL MIND
BEAR THROUGH LIFE LIKE A TORCH IN FLAME,
AND FALLING FLING TO THE HOST BEHIND,
PLAY UP! PLAY UP! AND PLAY THE GAME !