The Lion And Albert-Stanley Holloway

[ti:The Lion And Albert] [ar:Stanley Holloway] [al:Forever Gold - The Lion And Albert (Remastered)] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]The Lion And Albert - Stanley Holloway [00:02.27]There's a famous seaside place called Blackpool [00:05.00]That's noted for fresh air and fun [00:07.40]And Mr and Mrs Ramsbottom [00:09.50]Went there with young Albert their son [00:11.43] [00:12.10]A grand little lad were young Albert [00:14.23]All dressed in his best quite a swell [00:16.90]With a stick with an 'orse's 'ead 'andle [00:18.64] [00:19.28]The finest that Woolworth's could sell [00:21.38] [00:22.00]They didn't think much to the ocean [00:24.04]The waves they were piddlin' and small [00:26.01] [00:26.61]There were no wrecks and nobody drownded [00:29.27] [00:29.85]Fact nothing to laugh at all [00:31.50] [00:32.06]So seeking for further amusement [00:34.34]They paid and went into the zoo [00:36.77]Where they'd lions and tigers and camels [00:39.29] [00:39.84]And cold ale and sandwiches too [00:42.10] [00:42.79]There were one great big lion called Wallace [00:45.37] [00:45.96]His nose was all covered with scars [00:48.24] [00:48.76]He lay in a som-no-lent posture [00:52.09]With the side of his face on the bars [00:54.01] [00:54.65]Now Albert had heard about lions [00:57.01]How they was ferocious and wild [00:59.60]To see Wallace lyin' so peaceful [01:02.26]While they didn't seem right to the child [01:05.04]So straightway the brave little feller [01:07.77]Not showin' a morsel of fear [01:10.25]Took his stick with the horse's head handle [01:12.47] [01:13.03]And stuck it in Wallace's ear [01:14.92] [01:15.73]You could see that the lion din't like it [01:18.40]For givin' a kind of a roll [01:20.28] [01:20.84]He pulled Albert inside the cage with him [01:23.28] [01:23.82]And swallered the little lad hole [01:25.95] [01:26.77]Then Pa who had seen the occurrence [01:29.18] [01:29.78]And didn't know what to do next [01:32.18]Said mother young lion's et Albert [01:35.43] [01:36.20]And mother said hee I am vexed [01:39.12] [01:39.86]Then Mr and Mrs Ramsbottom [01:41.62]Quit rightly when all sit on stone [01:43.98]Complained to the animal keeper [01:45.54] [01:46.05]Then the lion had eaten their son [01:48.19] [01:48.83]The keeper was quit nash about it [01:51.98]He said wot a nasty mishap [01:53.96] [01:54.81]Are you sure that your boy he's eaten [01:56.81] [01:57.67]Pa said am I sure there's his cap [02:00.23] [02:01.07]The manager had to be sent for [02:02.83]He came and he said what's to do [02:05.28] [02:06.09]Pa said young lion's et Albert [02:08.40]And I'm in is Sunday clothes too [02:10.48] [02:11.05]Then mother said that's right young feller [02:13.61]I think it's a shame and a sin [02:15.78]But a lion to going to eat Albert [02:17.56] [02:18.09]And after we paid to come in [02:19.95] [02:20.63]The manager wanted no trouble [02:22.29]He took out his purse right away [02:24.80]Sayin' how much to settle the matter [02:27.43]Pa said what do you usually pay [02:29.46] [02:30.12]But mother had turned a bit awkward [02:32.36]When she saw where her Albert had gone [02:34.90]She said no someone's got to be summonsed [02:37.71] [02:38.44]So that was decided upon [02:40.47]Then off they went to the police station [02:42.61]In front of the Magistrate chap [02:44.82]They told him what happened to Albert [02:47.06]And proved it by showing his cap [02:49.14] [02:49.85]The Magistrate gave his opinion [02:51.95] [02:52.55]That no one was really to blame [02:55.38]And he said that he hoped the Ramsbottoms [02:58.04]Would have further sons to their name [03:00.31] [03:01.17]At that Mother got proper blazing [03:03.47] [03:04.22]And thank you sir kindly said she [03:06.69] [03:07.27]What waste all our lives raisin' children [03:10.05] [03:10.59]To feed ruddy lions not me