Brahn Boots-Stanley Holloway

[ti:Brahn Boots] [ar:Stanley Holloway] [al:Pick up That Musket] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Brahn Boots - Stanley Holloway [00:05.80]Our Aunt Hanna's passed away [00:07.11] [00:07.96]We 'ad her funeral today [00:09.34] [00:10.03]And it was a posh affair [00:11.02] [00:12.44]Had to have two p'licemen there [00:13.66] [00:14.55]The 'earse was luv'ly all plate glass [00:16.49] [00:17.24]And wot a corfin oak and brass [00:19.41] [00:20.27]We'd fah-sands weepin' flahers galore [00:22.85] [00:23.83]But Jim our cousin what d'yer fink 'e wore [00:26.95] [00:28.12]Brahn boots [00:28.72] [00:30.47]I ask yer brahn boots [00:32.08] [00:33.76]Fancy coming to a funeral [00:35.14]In brahn boots [00:35.93] [00:37.70]I will admit 'e 'ad a nice black tie [00:39.71] [00:40.28]Black fingernails and a nice black eye [00:42.62] [00:43.52]But yer can't see people orf when they die [00:46.21]In brahn boots [00:47.51] [00:49.33]And Aunt 'ad been so very good to 'im [00:51.29] [00:51.97]Done all that any muvver could for 'im [00:53.89] [00:54.68]And Jim her son to show his clars [00:56.94] [00:57.87]Rolls up to make it all a farce [01:00.49]In brahn boots [01:01.86] [01:03.02]I ask yer brahn boots [01:04.36] [01:05.82]While all the rest [01:06.97]Wore decent black and mourning suits [01:09.51] [01:11.32]I'll own he didn't seem so gay [01:13.18] [01:14.33]In fact he cried most part the way [01:17.09] [01:18.19]But straight he reg'lar spoilt our day [01:21.26] [01:22.34]Wiv 'is brahn boots [01:23.37] [01:26.98]In the graveyard we left Jim [01:28.64] [01:29.58]None of us said much to him [01:31.12] [01:31.96]Yus we all gave 'im the bird [01:34.02] [01:35.51]Then by accident we 'eard [01:37.44] [01:38.19]'E'd given 'is black boots to Jim Small [01:40.96] [01:41.78]A bloke wot 'ad no boots at all [01:43.97] [01:44.85]So p'raps Aunt Hanna doesn't mind [01:46.97] [01:48.14]She did like people who was good and kind [01:51.21] [01:53.68]But brahn boots [01:54.52] [01:56.16]I ask yer brahn boots [01:58.11] [01:59.59]Fancy coming to a funeral [02:01.36]In brahn boots [02:02.50] [02:03.90]And we could 'ear the neighbours all remark [02:06.05] [02:06.99]What 'im chief mourner Wot a blooming lark [02:10.01] [02:10.85]Why 'e looks more like a Bookmaker's clerk [02:13.87]In brahn boots [02:15.02] [02:16.93]That's why we 'ad to be so rude to 'im [02:19.36] [02:20.24]That's why we never said Ow do to 'im [02:23.16] [02:24.16]We didn't know he didn't say [02:27.21] [02:27.88]He'd give 'is other boots away [02:31.37] [02:33.15]But brahn boots [02:37.69] [02:38.68]I ask yer brahn boots [02:44.25] [02:45.49]While all the rest [02:47.44] [02:48.04]Wore decent black and mourning suits [02:54.42] [02:55.60]But some day up at Heavens gate [02:58.69] [02:59.64]Poor Jim all nerves will stand and wait [03:04.99] [03:06.52]'Til an angel whispers [03:13.17] [03:14.96]Come in Mate [03:15.68] [03:17.55]Where's yer brahn boots