Brahn Boots-Stanley Holloway/Jetsam

[ti:Brahn Boots] [ar:Stanley Holloway] [al:At His Very Best] [offset:0] [00:08.81]Our Aunt Hanna's passed away, [00:10.08]We 'ad her funeral today, [00:10.97]And it was a posh affair, [00:12.53]Had to have two p'licemen there! [00:14.62]The 'earse was luv'ly, all plate glass, [00:17.48]And wot a corfin!... oak and brass! [00:20.36]We'd fah-sands weepin', flahers galore, [00:23.82]But Jim, our cousin... what d'yer fink 'e wore? [00:27.52]Why, brahn boots! [00:30.70]I ask yer... brahn boots! [00:33.88]Fancy coming to a funeral [00:35.58]In brahn boots! [00:37.83]I will admit 'e 'ad a nice black tie, [00:39.38]Black fingernails and a nice black eye; [00:43.78]But yer can't see people orf when they die, [00:46.90]In brahn boots! [00:49.36]And Aunt 'ad been so very good to 'im, [00:52.12]Done all that any muvver could for 'im, [00:54.86]And Jim, her son, to show his clars... [00:58.02]Rolls up to make it all a farce, [01:00.75]In brahn boots... [01:03.07]I ask yer... brahn boots! [01:05.89]While all the rest, [01:07.16]Wore decent black and mourning suits. [01:10.90]I'll own he didn't seem so gay, [01:14.45]In fact he cried most part the way, [01:18.26]But straight, he reg'lar spoilt our day, [01:22.43]Wiv 'is brahn boots. [01:27.18]In the graveyard we left Jim, [01:29.66]None of us said much to him, [01:32.11]Yus, we all gave 'im the bird, [01:35.52]Then by accident we 'eard... [01:38.33]'E'd given 'is black boots to Jim Small, [01:41.84]A bloke wot 'ad no boots at all, [01:44.81]So p'raps Aunt Hanna doesn't mind, [01:47.83]She did like people who was good and kind. [01:53.76]But brahn boots! [01:56.16]I ask yer... brahn boots! [01:59.69]Fancy coming to a funeral, [02:01.90]In brahn boots! [02:04.01]And we could 'ear the neighbours all remark [02:07.10]"What, 'im chief mourner? Wot a blooming lark! [02:10.93]"Why 'e looks more like a Bookmaker's clerk... [02:14.50]In brahn boots!" [02:17.06]That's why we 'ad to be so rude to 'im, [02:20.32]That's why we never said "Ow do!" to 'im, [02:24.25]We didn't know... he didn't say, [02:28.04]He'd give 'is other boots away. [02:33.03]But brahn boots! [02:38.73]I ask yer... brahn boots! [02:45.38]While all the rest, [02:48.16]Wore decent black and mourning suits! [02:55.87]But some day up at Heavens gate, [02:59.82]Poor Jim, all nerves, will stand and wait, [03:06.62]Til an angel whispers... "Come in, Mate, [03:16.87]"Where's yer brahn boots?"