Noël Coward - Don't Make Fun of the Fair Lyrics |
The English playwright, actor, singer and songwriter Noël Coward - Don't Make Fun of the Fair Lyrics
We're proud to say in every way We're ordinary folk But please observe We still preserve Our sturdy hearts evoke Although we're servants of the state We may have been coerced As we've been told to celebrate We'll celebrate or burst
Though while we brag Our shoulders sag Beneath a heavy yoke We all get terribly heated If it's treated as a joke
Oh don't make fun of the festival Don't make fun of the fair We darn rotten british Must learn to be skittish And give an impression of devil may care To the wise wise world
We'll sing god for harry And if it turns out alright Knight gerald barry Clear the national decks my lads Everyone of us counts Grab the travellers cheques my lads And pray that none of them bounce
Face the future and his maid And pray for further marshal aide Have the toast from cavel-cade Drastically re-written
Peace and dignity we may lack But wave a jolly trade unions jack Hooray for the festival
We've never been Exactly keen On showing of our swank But as they say the gay display Means money in the bank
We'll make the dreadful welcome ring From And cheer and shout and laugh and sing Before we cut our throats We know we're caught But must support This patriotic prank And though we'd rather have shot ourselves We've got ourselves to thank
Oh don't make fun of the festival Don't make fun of the fair We must pull together In spite of the weather That dampens our spirits And straightens our hair
Let the people sing Even though they shiver Roses red and noses mauve Over the river
Though the area is fairly small Take a snooze in a concert hall At least it's warmer than home
Blow your trumpets Roll your drums Cross your fingers Hold your thumbs Even if nobody comes Don't be
If no oversees raid appears We'll have to work for a thousand years To pay for the festival
Don't make fun of the festival Don't make fun of the fair We must have a look at the cookery book To prevent us from spreading alarm and despair We can serve whale steaks When the weathers hotter What's wrong with otter Learn to dance in the dark Build the sunday observers boys A shrine in battersea park Prance about in funny hats Show the foreign diplomats That our Milder than a kitten
We believe in the right to strike But know we bloody well got to like Our own darling festival Hooray for the festival We'll pay for the festival
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