Madeira M'Dear?-Flanders & Swann

[ti:Madeira M'Dear?] [ar:Flanders & Swann] [al:At The Drop Of A Hat] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.56]Madeira M'Dear? - Flanders & Swann [00:01.29]Written by：Donald Swann /Michael Flanders [00:02.57] [00:09.91]She was young she was pure [00:11.57]She was new she was nice [00:13.11]She was fair she was sweet seventeen [00:15.02] [00:15.87]He was old he was vile [00:17.29]And no stranger to vice [00:18.68]He was base he was bad he was mean [00:20.55] [00:21.29]He had slyly inviegled her up to his flat [00:24.09]To view his collection of stamps [00:25.79] [00:26.62]And he said as he hastened to put out the cat [00:29.41]The wine his cigar and the lamps [00:31.26] [00:33.19]Have some madeira m'dear [00:35.16] [00:36.17]You really have nothing to fear [00:37.85] [00:38.77]I'm not trying to tempt you that wouldn't be right [00:41.40]You shouldn't drink spirits at this time of night [00:44.10]Have some madeira m'dear [00:45.69] [00:46.52]It's so very much nicer than beer [00:48.18] [00:48.99]I don't care for sherry one cannot drink stout [00:51.58]And port is a wine I can well do without [00:54.44]It's simply a case of chacun á son gout [00:57.96]Have some madeira m'dear [00:59.81] [01:05.39]Unaware of the wiles of the snake in the grass [01:07.99]Of the fate of the maiden who topes [01:09.67] [01:10.42]She lowered her standards by raising her glass [01:13.01]Her courage her eyes and his hopes [01:14.74] [01:16.31]She sipped it she drank it [01:17.43]She drained it she did [01:18.94]And he quietly refilled it again [01:20.57] [01:21.39]And he said as he secretly carved one more notch [01:24.13]On the butt of his gold handled cane [01:26.03] [01:27.24]Have some madeira m'dear [01:29.03] [01:29.92]I've got a small cask of it here [01:31.79] [01:32.47]And once it's been opened you know it won't keep [01:35.10]Do finish it up it will help you to sleep [01:36.99] [01:37.52]Have some madeira m'dear [01:39.02] [01:39.78]It's really an excellent year [01:41.45] [01:42.25]Now if it were gin you'd be wrong to say yes [01:45.08]The evil gin does would be hard to assess [01:47.85] [01:48.45]Besides it's inclined to affect my prowess [01:51.18]Have some madeira m'dear [01:52.51] [01:58.14]Then there flashed through her mind what her mother had said [02:00.55]With her ante penultimate breath [02:02.24] [02:02.99]Oh my child should you look at the wine that is red [02:05.83]Be prepared for a fate worse than death [02:08.19] [02:08.83]She let go her glass with a shrill little cry [02:11.80] [02:12.62]Crash tinkle it fell to the floor [02:14.55]When he asked what in heaven she made no reply [02:16.54]But put in a dash for the door [02:18.81]Have some madeira m'dear [02:20.06] [02:20.73]Rang out down the hall loud and clear [02:23.32]A tremulous cry that was filled with despair [02:25.39]As she paused to take breath in the cool midnight air [02:27.47] [02:28.33]Have some madeira m'dear [02:29.89] [02:30.64]The words seemed to ring in her ear [02:32.67] [02:34.14]Until the next morning she woke up in bed [02:36.69] [02:37.73]With a smile on her lips and an ache in her head [02:40.93] [02:41.92]And a beard in her earhole that tickled and said [02:44.92]Have some madeira m'dear