Split Enzis one of the most successful and longest running bands ever to emerge from New Zealand. The group was formed in Auckland in 1971 by Tim Finn, Philip Judd, , Robert Gillies, and Noel Crombie, who originally called themselves "Split Ends." They soon changed the spelling to honor their NZ homeland. For much of their career, the band was known for wild costumes and make-up designed by Crombie. For the first phase of their existence, the band played a kind of progressive rock infused with music-hall humor; later they slipped into a quirky new wavestyle that generated hits worldwide. Numerous personnel changes have been a defining factor for the Enz.
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Jamboree Lyrics
Split Enz
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Roll up, roll up, to the jamboree
Roll up, roll up, to the jamboree
Roll up, roll up, troupers jamboree
Old friends a-tend, long time no see
Roll up, roll up, troupers come on down
Big top, non stop, annual reunion
I know what you're thinking, I know what you'll say
But I gotta getta be, at the troupers jamboree
There's safety in numbers, I'll never forget
40 years ago, on with the show
Distant voices calling, calling me
Entertaining me
Memories of the heydays
With the better company
I know what you're thinking, I know what you'll say
But I gotta getta be, at the troupers jamboree
There's safety in numbers, I'll never forget
40 years ago, on with the show
Roll up, roll up, troupers jamboree
Old friends attend, long time no see
Roll up, roll up, troupers come on down
Big top, non stop, annual reunion
Keeping a lonely vigil while the girls all have a ball
The stories come out thick and fast, long, short and tall
There's Frank du Preze on the flying trapeze
Finally come down to earth
Good `ol Chris the contortionist, is bent if not worse
Dear `ol Merle the strip-tease girl, do anything for kicks
And the `ol magician has disappeared, still up to his old tricks
Well the gag man's been gagged
And the straight man's gone straight
The mime artiste too clever for words
And the M.C's still late
Oh Jamboree.. ..oh Jamboree!
Originally compiled by Douglas Davey, 1993.
All corrections appreciated (Email to dld1@waikato.ac.nz)
01/01/94