Albert Comes Back-Stanley Holloway

[ti:Albert Comes Back] [ar:Stanley Holloway] [al:EMI Comedy Classics] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Albert Comes Back - Stanley Holloway [00:00.66]You've eard ow young Albert Ramsbottom [00:02.99]At the zoo up at Blackpool one year [00:05.44]With a stick with an orse's ead andle [00:07.54]Gave a lion a poke in the ear [00:09.75]The name of the lion was Wallace [00:12.14]The poke in the ear made i'm wild [00:14.54]And before you could say Bob's yer uncle [00:17.23]Ed upped and e'd swallowed the child [00:19.82]E were sorry the moment e done it [00:23.31]With children e'd always been chums [00:25.65]And besides e'd no teeth in his muzzle [00:28.47]And e couldn't chew Albert on't gums [00:31.03]E could feel the lad movin inside i'm [00:34.20]As e lay on is bed of dried ferns [00:37.51]And it might ave been little lad's birthday [00:40.33]E wished i'm such appy returns [00:43.00]Meanwhile Mr and Mrs Ramsbottom [00:46.19]Ad gone back to their tea feelin' blue [00:48.69]Ma said I feel down in the mouth like [00:52.14]Pa said Aye I bet Albert does too [00:55.54]Said Mother It just goes to show yer [00:58.57]That the future is never revealed [01:00.97]If I'd thowt we was goin' to lose i'm [01:03.82]I'd ave not ad is boots soled and eeled [01:06.91]Let's look on the bright side said Father [01:10.28]Wot can't be elped must be endured [01:13.08]Each cloud as a silvery lining [01:16.15]And we did ave young Albert insured [01:19.19]A knock on the door came that moment [01:21.73]As Father these kind words did speak [01:24.84]Twas the man from Prudential e'd come for [01:28.25]Their tuppence per person per week [01:30.99]When Father saw oo ad been knockin' [01:33.50]E laughed and e kept laughin so [01:37.26]The man said Ere wot's there to laugh at [01:40.22]Pa said You'll laugh an' all when you know [01:43.47]Excuse i'm for laughing said Mother [01:46.20]But really things appen so strange [01:48.99]Our Albert's been et by a lion [01:51.94]You've got to pay us for a change [01:54.74]Said the young man from the Prudential [01:57.30]Now come come let's understand this [02:00.38]You don't mean to say that you've lost i'm [02:03.44]Pa said Oh no we know where e is [02:07.40]When the young man ad eard all the details [02:09.77] [02:10.34]A purse from is pocket he drew [02:12.56]And e paid them with interest and bonus [02:16.25]The sum of nine pounds four and two [02:19.53]Pa ad scarce got is and on the money [02:22.84]When a face at the window they see [02:25.37]And Mother cried Eee look it's Albert [02:29.19]And Father said Aye it would be [02:32.50]Albert came in all excited [02:35.22]And started is story to give [02:37.52]And Pa said I'll never trust lions [02:40.29]Again not as long as I live [02:43.13]The young man from the Prudential [02:44.79] [02:45.36]To pick up the money began [02:47.42]But Father said ere wait a moment [02:50.28]Don't be in a urry young man [02:53.07]Then giving young Albert a shilling [02:55.48]E said Ere pop off back to the zoo [02:58.30]Get your stick with the orse's ead andle [03:00.96]Go and see wot the tigers can do