The Parson of Puddle-Stanley Holloway

[ti:The Parson Of Puddle] [ar:Stanley Holloway] [al:EMI Comedy Classics] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]The Parson of Puddle - Stanley Holloway [00:05.39]In the sweet little neat little [00:08.29]Only one street little [00:10.59]Parish of Puddle [00:12.51]O'er which I preside [00:14.36]There dwells a young lady [00:16.79]Whose name is O'Grady [00:19.20]Prefixed by the Christian names Caroline Sady [00:23.96]And rumour has stated [00:25.88]The facts circulated [00:28.01]That she is as thin as a lath [00:31.52] [00:32.45]And I'm bound to admit [00:34.60]That she is every bit [00:37.02]For I saw her today in her bath [00:40.57]Chair and noticed the fact plain to see [00:47.05]O lack a day O lack a day O lack a day me [00:57.10]In the high little [00:58.65]Spry little feel rather dry little [01:02.37]Parish of Puddle [01:04.33]O'er which I preside [01:06.33]We had a school outing [01:08.78]With races and shouting [01:11.11]For little girl guides and little boys scouting [01:15.88]And when all the teachers [01:18.41]Were cooling their features [01:20.62]With something that fizzed in a glass [01:24.35] [01:25.53]One said Don't you think [01:27.60]You'd like something to drink [01:29.96]I said Yes I should like a small Bass [01:33.69] [01:34.47]Ket of strawberries [01:36.43]With cream and some tea [01:41.60]In the bright little [01:43.54]Tight little stay out all night little [01:47.08]Parish of Puddle [01:49.13]O'er which I preside [01:50.68] [01:51.38]It fell to my duty [01:53.63]To wed a stage beauty [01:56.17]To one of the Air Forces second leftooty [02:00.62]In every relation [02:02.64]Showed great jubilation [02:05.34]When just as a twelve month had run [02:08.82] [02:09.84]One fine Wednesday night [02:11.96]With the greatest delight [02:13.59] [02:14.19]She presented her spouse with a son [02:18.23]Day school hymn book [02:20.31]That cost One and three [02:25.36]In the blank little [02:27.25]Swank little two pubs and bank little [02:30.89]Parish of Puddle [02:32.58]O'er which I preside [02:34.81]A spinster named Mary [02:37.35]Once opened a dairy [02:39.70]And as new laid eggs seemed to be necessary [02:44.46]She purchased some hens [02:46.53]In most beautiful pens [02:48.92]But when egg collecting she went [02:53.88]She found with dismay [02:55.93]That those birds could not lay [02:58.85]For each of those fowls was a gentle [03:03.19]And shy little rooster you see [03:09.41]O lack a day O lack a day O lack a day me