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Mad Dogs and Englishmen Lyrics: 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...
Mad Dogs and Englishmen Lyrics by Noël Coward from the Greatest Hits of the 1930s album- including song video, artist biography, translations and more: In tropical climes there are certain times of day When all the citizens retire To tear their clothes off and perspire…
The song begins with the first 10 notes of "Rule Britannia". This song is considered a patter song, because the lyrics are mostly spoken rather than sung. One of the memorable lines in the first chorus is "But Englishmen detest a siesta".
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Mad Dogs and Englishmen Lyrics by Noël Coward from the Sing When You're Grinning - Great British Comedy Songs, Vol. 1: 1926-1956 album- including song video, artist biography, translations and more: In tropical climes there are certain times of day When all the citizens retire To tear their clothes off and perspire….
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 ...
over 10 years ago. Lyrics of Mad Dogs and Englishmen by Noël Coward. In tropical climes there are certain times of day. When all the citizens retire. To tear their clothes off and persprie. It′s one of those rules that the greatest fools obey, Because the sun is much too sultry. And one must avoid its ultry-violet ray.