
Date of issue: 19.12.1955
Record label: Vintage
Song language: English
Mad Dogs And Englishmen |
In Tropical climes there are certain times of day |
When all the citizens retire to take their clothes off and perspire |
It’s one of those rules the greatest fools obey |
Because the Sun is far too sultry and one must avoid its ultry-violet |
rays |
The natives grieve when the White Men leave their huts |
Because they’re obviously… definitely…Nuts! |
Mad dogs and Englishmen go out in the midday sun |
The Japanese don’t care to, the Chinese wouldn’t dare to Hindus and Argentines sleep firmly from twelve till one |
But Englishmen detest-a siesta |
In the Philipines they have lovely screens to protect you from the |
glare |
In the Malay States there are hats like plates which the Britishers |
won’t wear |
At twelve noon the natives swoon and no further work is done |
But mad dogs and Englismen go out in the midday sun |
It’s such a surprise for the Eastern eyes to see |
That though the English are effete, they’re quite impervious to heat |
When the White Man rides, every native hides in glee |
Because the simple creatures hope he will impale his solar topi on a tree |
It seems such a shame when the English claim the Earth |
That they give rise to such hilarity and mirth |
Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha |
Ho=ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho |
He-he-he-he-he-he-he |
Mad dogs and Englishmen go out in the midday sun |
The toughest Burmese bandit can never understand it In Rangoon the heat of noon is just what the natives shun |
They put their Scotch or Rye down and lie down |
In a jungle town where the Sun beats down to the rage of man and beast |
The English garb of the English Sahib merely gets a bit more creased |
In Bangkok at twelve o’clock they foam at the mouth and run |
But mad dogs and Englishmen go out in the midday sun |
Mad dogs and Englshmen go out in the midday sun |
The smallest Malay rabbit deplores this foolish habit |
In Hong Kong they strike a gong and fire off a noonday gun |
To reprimand each inmate, who’s in late |
In the mangorve swamps where the python romps there is peace from |
twelve till two |
Even caribous lie around and snooze for there’s nothing else to do In Bengal to move at all is seldom if ever done |
But mad dogs and Englishmen go out in the midday |
Out in the midday |
Out in the midday |
Out in the midday |
Out in the midday |
Out in the midday |
Out in the midday sun |
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Artist lyrics: Rudy Vallee
Artist lyrics: Billy May and His Orchestra