Mad Dogs and Englishmen-Noel Coward and Orchestra

[ti:Mad Dogs and Englishmen (London 1954)] [ar:Noel Coward] [al:Mad Dogs & Englishmen (Remastered)] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Mad Dogs and Englishmen - Noel Coward and Orchestra [00:07.09]In tropical climes there are certain times of day [00:09.42] [00:10.11]When all the citizens retire [00:11.85]To tear their clothes off and perspire [00:13.91]It's one of those rules that the greatest fools obey [00:16.73]Because the sun is much too sultry [00:18.65]And one must avoid it's ultra violet ray [00:22.42]Papalaka papalaka papalaka boo [00:24.61] [00:25.51]Digariga digariga digariga doo [00:27.19]The native grieve when the white [00:28.60]Men leave their huts because [00:30.33]They're obviously definitely nuts [00:33.23] [00:34.17]Mad dogs and englishmen [00:35.73]Go out in the midday sun [00:37.39]The japanese don't care to [00:38.93]The chinese wouldn't dare to [00:40.86]Hindoos and argentines sleep [00:42.66]Firmly from twelve to one [00:43.91]But englishmen detest a siesta [00:46.35] [00:47.02]In the philippines there are lovely screens [00:49.02]To protect you from the glare [00:50.45]In the malay states [00:51.45]There are hats like plates which the britishers won't wear [00:53.96]At twelve noon the natives swoon [00:55.74]And no further work is done [00:57.34]But mad dogs and englishmen [00:58.89]Go out in the midday sun [01:00.53] [01:07.18]It's such a surprise for the eastern eyes to see [01:09.67] [01:10.32]That though the english are effete [01:11.95]They're quite impervious to heat [01:13.59] [01:14.15]When the white man rides every native hides in glee [01:17.07]Because the simple creatures hope he [01:18.86]Will impale his solar topee on a tree [01:22.64]Habaninny habaninny habaninny haa [01:24.45]It's same native [01:25.91]Digariga digariga digariga doo [01:27.26]It seems such a shame [01:28.26]When the english claim [01:29.18]The earth that they give rise to [01:31.64]Such hilarity and mirth [01:33.02] [01:35.31]Ahhhhh [01:36.02]Mad dogs and englishmen [01:37.67]Go out in the midday sun [01:39.33]The toughest burmese bandit [01:41.00]Can never understand it [01:42.62]In rangoon the heat of noon [01:43.88]Is just what the natives shun [01:45.88]They put their scotch or rye down [01:47.49]And lie down in a jungle town [01:50.04]Where the sun beats down [01:50.90]To the rage of man and beast [01:52.49]The english garb [01:53.37]Of the english sahib [01:54.18]Merely gets a bit more creased [01:55.76]In bangkok [01:56.67]At twelve o'clock [01:57.68]They foam at the mouth and run [01:59.27]Slut mad dogs and englishmen [02:00.96]Go out in the midday sun [02:02.86]Mad dogs and englishmen [02:04.45]Go out in the midday sun [02:05.90]The smallest malay rabbit deplores this stupid habit in hongkong [02:09.76]They strike a gong and [02:10.86]Fire off a noonday gun [02:12.49]To reprimand each inmate [02:14.15]Who's in late [02:14.89] [02:15.62]In the mangrove swamps [02:16.74]Where the python romps [02:17.38]There is peace from twelve till two [02:19.16]Even caribous [02:20.00]Lie around and snooze [02:20.83]For there's nothing else [02:21.83]To do in bengal to move [02:24.23]At all is seldom if ever done [02:27.81] [02:28.60]But mad dogs and englishmen [02:30.39]Go out in the midday [02:31.50]Out in the midday [02:32.32]Out in the midday [02:33.15]Out in the midday [02:33.94]Out in the midday [02:34.73]Out in the midday [02:35.58]Out in the midday [02:36.45]Sun