Don't Let's Be Beastly to the Germans-Noel Coward

[ti:Don't Let's Be Beastly To The Germans] [ar:Noel Coward] [al:Mad Dogs And Englishmen] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.24]Don'T Let'S Be Beastly To The Germans - Noel Coward [00:01.66]Written by：Noel Coward [00:02.49] [00:07.76]Don't let's be beastly to the Germans [00:10.43] [00:11.11]When our victory is ultimately won [00:14.11] [00:14.76]It was just those nasty Nazis [00:17.01]Who persuaded them to fight [00:18.67]And their Beethoven and Bach [00:20.04]Are really far worse than their bite [00:21.91] [00:22.44]Let's be meek to them [00:24.52]And turn the other cheek to them [00:26.29]And try to bring out their latent sense of fun [00:28.67] [00:29.74]Let's give them full air parity [00:31.53]And treat the rats to charity [00:33.34]But don't let's be beastly to the Hun [00:36.41] [00:37.62]We must be kind [00:39.47]And with an open mind [00:40.95] [00:41.47]We must endeavour to find a way [00:44.63]To let the German know that when the war is over [00:48.57]They are not the ones who'll have to pay [00:51.21] [00:52.70]We must be sweet [00:53.59] [00:54.34]And tactful and discreet [00:56.38]And when they've suffered defeat [00:57.87]We mustn't let them feel upset [00:59.51]Or ever get the feeling [01:01.16]That we're cross with them or hate them [01:03.84]Our future policy must be to reinstate them [01:07.12]Don't let's be beastly to the Germans [01:09.90] [01:10.60]When we've definitely got them on the run [01:13.68] [01:14.25]Let us treat them very kindly [01:16.49]As we would a valued friend [01:18.22]We might send them some bishops [01:20.04]As a form of lease and lend [01:21.49] [01:22.03]Let's be sweet to them [01:24.01]And day by day repeat to them [01:25.80]That sterilization simply isn't done [01:28.21] [01:29.37]Let's help the dirty swine again [01:31.28]To occupy the Rhine again [01:33.10]But don't let's be beastly to the Hun [01:35.95] [01:37.51]We must be just [01:38.34] [01:39.21]And win their love and trust [01:40.66] [01:41.19]And in addition we must be wise [01:43.50] [01:44.40]And ask the conquered lands [01:45.70]To join our hands to aid them [01:48.25]That would be a wonderful surprise [01:51.23] [01:52.53]For many years [01:53.52] [01:54.34]They've been in floods of tears [01:56.25]Because the poor little dears [01:57.61]Have been so wronged [01:58.59]And only longed [01:59.65]To cheat the world [02:00.48]Deplete the world [02:01.36]And beat the world to blazes [02:03.03] [02:03.71]This is the moment when we ought to sing their praises [02:07.13]Don't let's be beastly to the Germans [02:10.50]For you can't deprive a gangster of his gun [02:13.62] [02:14.52]Though they've been a little naughty [02:16.49]To the Czechs and poles and dutch [02:18.24]I don't suppose those countries [02:20.01]Really minded very much [02:21.39] [02:21.92]Let's be free with them [02:24.00]And share the BBC with them [02:25.88]We mustn't prevent them basking in the sun [02:28.67] [02:29.43]Let's soften their defeat again [02:31.17]And build their blasted fleet again [02:33.25]But don't let's be beastly to the Hun [02:36.02] [02:36.81]Don't let's be beastly to the Germans [02:40.20]When the age of peace and plenty has begun [02:43.34] [02:44.23]We must send them steel and oil and coal [02:46.39]And everything they need [02:47.91]For their peaceable intentions [02:49.66]Can be always guaranteed [02:51.35] [02:51.87]Let's employ with them [02:53.86]A sort of strength through joy with them [02:55.63]They're better than us at honest manly fun [02:58.65] [02:59.46]Let's let them feel they're swell again [03:01.35]And bomb us all to hell again [03:03.33]But don't let's be beastly to the Hun