DRAMA: Sports Day Chants

Script:

Everyone: GAI YAU! GAI YAU! GAI YAU! GAI YAU! GAI YAU! GAI YAU! GAI YAU!

Mr Tom: Hello children. ‘Gai yau’? I know ‘gai’ — it means ‘chicken’! Why are you shouting about a chicken? It is Sports Day!

Student 1: No, Mr Tom, we are shouting to our classmates to make them go faster and WIN!

Mr Tom: But why are you shouting about a chicken!?

Student 2: No, ‘gai’ can mean many things in different Chinese tones. We are shouting ‘ADD OIL’.

Mr Tom: Why do you guys drink oil? In England, we just eat food and drink water.

Student 3: HA! It’s just a Chinese expression Mr Tom!

Mr Tom: Oh I see, sorry. I was barking up the wrong tree!

Student 4: Barking? Why? Are you a dog?

Mr Tom: HA! No, it’s just an English expression.

Student 5: Oh, it seems we have many funny expressions in Chinese and English.

Student 6: Maybe we can also shout some English chants at Sports Day?

Student 7: What is a ‘chant’?

Student 8: A chant is something we all shout or sing together to push our team on to win!

Student 9: I know one. Help me sing it! ♫ We’re P5 and we are fast! Watch us run we’re never last !♫

Everyone: ♫ We’re P6 and we are fast! Watch us run we’re never last !♫

Student 10: I know another one. You have to repeat each line after me…

♫ Everywhere we go-oh (everyone repeats)
People want to know-oh (everyone repeats)
Who we are (everyone repeats)
Where we come from (everyone repeats)
So we tell them (everyone repeats)
We’re from P5 (everyone repeats)
Mighty, mighty P5 (everyone repeats)
If they can’t hear us (everyone repeats)
We shout a little louder ♫ (everyone repeats)

Student 11: I know one too! ♫ Hey ho, let’s go! You’re the best now show us so! ♫

Everyone: ♫ Hey ho, let’s go! You’re the best now show us so! ♫

Student 11: ♫ Hey ho, let’s go! You can do it don’t be slow! ♫

Everyone: ♫ Hey ho, let’s go! You can do it don’t be slow! ♫

Student 1: Here’s another one! ♫ We are P5, we are the best! We go faster than the rest! ♫

Everyone: ♫ We are P5, we are the best! We go faster than the rest! ♫

Student 2: I know one too… ♫ We will, we will rock you! (clapclap clap, clapclap clap). We will, we will rock you! ♫

Everyone: ♫ We will, we will rock you! (clapclap clap, clapclap clap). We will, we will rock you! ♫

Student 3: I know one more! ♫ 2, 4, 6, 8 who do we appreciate? P5! ♫

Everyone: ♫ 2, 4, 6, 8 who do we appreciate? P5! ♫

Student 4: Excellent! Well I’m excited and ready for our Sports Day.

Student 5: Yes, we can shout chants in both English and Chinese to help our team mates!

Everyone: HOORRAAYYY!!