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1923 West End, London
London Calling! the Musical - When We Were Girls Together Lyrics
Music and Lyrics by Noël Coward.
Once we were maidens of bashful fifteen,
Ah fal la la
Whack folly olly O,
Though we were not what we ought to have been,
Hey lack-a-day
Nin nonny nonny no,
I used to bloom like a flowering shrub,
I was the toast of the Ham and Bone Club,
People would cycle for miles and miles
To back in the light of our radiant smiles.
(Refrain 1:)
When we were girls together,
Ready to do and dare,
Roguish and winsome and naughty and gay,
Bold at our lessons and
Rascals at play,
Don't give a jot for weather,
Spiced with devil-may-care,
Dreams of romance we would never dismiss,
Life was a frolic of virginal bliss
Wanting the magic of somebody's kiss,
That was our maiden's prayer.
On how the gallants of Battersea Rise,
Ah fal la la
Whack folly olly O,
Followed us round with lascivious eyes,
Hey lack-a-day
Nin nonny nonny no,
Medical students besieged me in mobs,
I was a riot at Arding and Hobbs,
Roues would tempt us to amorous sin,
Their patience gave out
But we never gave in.
(Refrain 2:)
When we were girls together,
Brushing our golden hair
Over the fire when daytime was done,
Whispering fragments of naughtiest fun,
Fresh as the wind-blown heather,
Laying our secrets bare,
Biblical stories we'd always believe,
All kinds of knowledge we tried to achieve,
And oh for the apple the Serpent gave Eve,
That was our maiden's prayer.
One Sunday evening we met a young man,
Ahh fal la la
Whack folly olly O,
Though it was rash we fell in with his plan,
Hey lack-a-day
Hi nonny nonny no,
I had misgivings I'm bound to confess,
I kept myself to myself more or less,
Maybe we did go a little too far
But we didn't get tired as he'd such a nice car.
(Refrain 3:)
When we were girls together,
Oh, what an elfin pair,
As we grew older
We're bound to admit
Our maidenly fancies
Developed a bit,
Often our thoughts we'd tether,
Though we were well aware
We'd done naughty things that we oughtn't to do,
We wanted no longer to bill and to coo
But marriage with someone
We didn't care who,
That was our maiden's prayer.
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