Coward: Mad Dogs and Englishmen-Andy Caine/The Easy Virtue Orchestra

[ti:Mad Dogs And Englishmen] [ar:Easy Virtue] [al:Easy Virtue] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Coward: Mad Dogs and Englishmen - Andy Caine/The Easy Virtue Orchestra [00:07.83]In tropical climes there are certain times of day [00:10.71]When all the citizens retire [00:12.53]To tear their clothes off and perspire [00:14.51]It's one of those rules that the biggest fools obey [00:16.82] [00:17.71]Because the sun is much too sultry and one must avoid [00:20.61]Its ultry-violet ray [00:21.71] [00:28.90]The natives grieve when the white men leave their huts [00:31.73]Because they're obviously absolutely nuts [00:33.92] [00:35.70]Mad dogs and Englishmen go out in the midday sun [00:39.07]The Japanese don't care to the Chinese wouldn't dare to [00:42.56]Hindus and Argentines sleep firmly from twelve to one [00:45.97]But Englishmen detest a siesta [00:49.05]In the Philippines there are lovely screens [00:51.01]To protect you from the glare [00:52.87]In the Malay states there are hats like plates [00:54.67]Which the Britishers won't wear [00:56.34]At twelve noon the natives swoon and [00:58.26]No further work is done [00:59.91]But Mad Dogs and Englishmen go out in the midday sun [01:02.91] [01:10.63]It's such a surprise for the Eastern eyes to see [01:13.78]That though the British are effete [01:15.51]They're quite impervious to heat [01:17.64]When the white man rides every native hides in glee [01:19.83] [01:20.94]Because the simple creatures hope he will [01:23.20]Impale his solar topee on a tree [01:25.90] [01:32.24]It seems such a shame that when the English claim the earth [01:35.29]That they give rise to such hilarity and mirth [01:37.96] [01:44.78]Mad Dogs and Englishmen go out in the midday sun [01:48.27]The toughest Burmese bandit can never understand it [01:51.83]In Rangoon the heat of noon is just what the natives shun [01:54.63] [01:55.35]They put their scotch or rye down and lie down [01:57.86] [01:59.17]In the jungle town where the sun beats down [02:00.75]To the rage of man or beast [02:02.59]The English garb of the English [02:04.11]Sahib merely gets a bit more creased [02:05.49] [02:06.19]In Bangkok at twelve o'clock they foam at the mouth and run [02:09.73]But mad dogs and Englishmen go out in the midday sun [02:13.36]Mad Dogs and Englishmen go out in the midday sun [02:16.98]The smallest Malay rabbit deplores this foolish habit [02:20.59]In Hong Kong they strike a gong and fire off a noonday gun [02:23.98]To reprimand each inmate who's in late [02:27.60]In the mangrove swamps where the python romps [02:29.38]There is peace from twelve till two [02:31.12]Even caribous lie down and snooze [02:33.16]For there's nothing else to do [02:34.75]In Bengal to move at all is seldom if ever done [02:37.53] [02:38.21]But mad dogs and Englishmen go out in the midday sun