Albert Comes Back-Stanley Holloway

[00:00.46]You've eard ow young Albert Ramsbottom [00:02.08]At the zoo up at Blackpool one year [00:05.17]With a stick with an orse's ead andle [00:07.45]Gave a lion a poke in the ear [00:09.75]The name of the lion was Wallace [00:12.11]The poke in the ear made im wild [00:14.58]And before you could say Bob's yer uncle [00:17.21]Ed upped and e'd swallowed the child [00:19.94]E were sorry the moment e done it [00:23.04]With children e'd always been chums [00:25.79]And besides e'd no teeth in his muzzle [00:28.35]And e couldn't chew Albert on't gums [00:31.23]E could feel the lad movin inside im [00:34.18]As e lay on is bed of dried ferns [00:37.38]And it might ave been little lad's birthday [00:40.28]E wished im such appy returns [00:43.36]Meanwhile Mr and Mrs Ramsbottom [00:45.94]Ad gone back to their tea feelin' blue [00:48.73]Ma said I feel down in the mouth like [00:52.30]Pa said Aye I bet Albert does too [00:55.47]Said Mother It just goes to show yer [00:58.34]That the future is never revealed [01:01.01]If I'd thowt we was goin' to lose im [01:03.68]I'd ave not ad is boots soled and eeled [01:07.19]Let's look on the bright side said Father [01:09.95]Wot can't be elped must be endured [01:12.93]Each cloud as a silvery lining [01:15.90]And we did ave young Albert insured [01:19.13]A knock on the door came that moment [01:21.52]As Father these kind words did speak [01:24.80]Twas the man from Prudential e'd come for [01:28.15]Their tuppence per person per week [01:31.13]When Father saw oo ad been knockin' [01:33.72]E laughed and e kept laughin so [01:36.94]The man said Ere wot's there to laugh at [01:40.37]Pa said You'll laugh an' all when you know [01:43.46]Excuse im for laughing said Mother [01:46.04]But really things appen so strange [01:49.06]Our Albert's been et by a lion [01:51.96]You've got to pay us for a change [01:54.80]Said the young man from the Prudential [01:57.37]Now come come let's understand this [02:00.45]You don't mean to say that you've lost im [02:03.48]Pa said Oh no we know where e is [02:07.48]When the young man ad eard all the details [02:10.12]A purse from is pocket he drew [02:12.48]And e paid them with interest and bonus [02:16.13]The sum of nine pounds four and two [02:19.68]Pa ad scarce got is and on the money [02:22.67]When a face at the window they see [02:25.32]And Mother cried Eee look it's Albert [02:29.33]And Father said Aye it would be [02:32.64]Albert came in all excited [02:35.05]And started is story to give [02:37.50]And Pa said I'll never trust lions [02:39.93]Again not as long as I live [02:43.02]The young man from the Prudential [02:45.32]To pick up the money began [02:47.44]But Father said ere wait a moment [02:50.42]Don't be in a urry young man [02:53.09]Then giving young Albert a shilling [02:55.30]E said Ere pop off back to the zoo [02:58.00]Get your stick with the orse's ead andle [03:01.30]Go and see wot the tigers can do