I Did What I Could With My Gas Mask-George Formby/Carl Davis

[ti:I Did What I Could With My Gas Mask] [ar:George Formby] [al:George Formby: Essential Collection] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]I Did What I Could With My Gas Mask - George Formby/Carl Davis [00:07.29]Now I'm getting very fond of my gas mask I declare [00:10.89]It hardly ever leaves my sight [00:14.81]I sling it on my back and I take it everywhere [00:18.34]It even comes to bed at night [00:22.19]It's been a real good pal to me I must confess [00:25.71]And helped me out of many a mess [00:29.52]My sister had a lot of socks to mend [00:33.23]So she gave me a fat bouncing baby to tend [00:36.79]And when I felt it leaking at one end [00:40.37]Well I did what I could with my gas mask [00:44.61]I bought a farm because I like fresh air [00:47.89]At milking time I tried to do my share [00:51.43]And when I found the bucket wasn't there [00:55.04]Well I did what I could with my gas mask [00:58.19] [01:03.27]The lady living next door Mrs `icks [01:06.58]She heard the sirens blow one morn at ten to six [01:10.08]She dashed outside in nothing but her nicks [01:12.94]But she knew what to do with her gas mask [01:17.37]By train I went for a very tiring ride [01:21.36]There wasn't any corridor outside [01:24.93]And when I felt the turning of the tide [01:28.48]Well I did what I could with My gas mask [01:32.17] [01:36.51]To see old Echstien's (sp ) Adam in the nude [01:39.56]I once thought I'd go with my Aunt Ermintrude [01:43.37]And when she sniffed and said "How very rude [01:46.84]Still he knows what to do with his gas mask [01:50.93]For years I courted Annabella Price [01:54.50]And always found her just as cold as ice [01:58.01]Until one night the lass forgot her Ma's advice [02:01.03]And I did what I could with my gas mask