Idle On Parade-Anthony Newley

[ti:Idle On Parade] [ar:Anthony Newley] [al:British Singles Chart - Week Ending 15 May 1959] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Idle On Parade - Anthony Newley [00:10.36]This is a camp that is a-mighty tough [00:12.30]Were the marchin' men are made [00:14.56] [00:15.21]But I am a guy who doesn't dig that stuff [00:17.44]And I'm idle on parade [00:19.52] [00:22.77]There is a man a Sergeant-Major Lush [00:24.88]And he has got to be obeyed (Yeah ) [00:27.85]And in a voice just like a little thrush [00:30.01]He says I'm idle on parade [00:32.46]Now when they gave me a rifle [00:33.77]Well they went too far [00:35.28]I'm much better off when I got a guitar [00:37.60]I told the C O that I wanna be sent [00:40.20]He sent me to a place where I could repent [00:42.78]When I was a-free I was a crazy pup [00:44.98]Rock-a-boogie was my trade [00:46.97] [00:47.65]Now Captain Burton-Bassett [00:48.60]Says I'm all shook up [00:49.81]And I'm idle on parade [00:51.70] [00:52.40]When they gave me a rifle [00:53.58]Well they went too far [00:55.22]I'm much better off when I got a guitar [00:57.54]I told the C O that I wanna be sent [01:00.00]He sent me to a place where I could repent [01:02.62]When I was a-free I was a crazy pup [01:05.04]Rock-a-boogie was my trade [01:07.43]Now Captain Burton-Bassett says [01:08.67]I'm all shook up [01:09.75]And I'm idle on parade [01:17.35] [01:18.73]Idle on parade