Mad Dogs and Englishmen 歌詞
Mad Dogs and Englishmen - Noel Coward and Orchestra/Gertrude Lawrence
In tropical climes
There are certain times of day
When all the citizens retire
To tear their clothes off
And perspire
It's one of those rules
That the biggest fools obey
Because the sun is much
Too sultry and one must avoid
It's ultry violet ray
The natives grieve when
The white men leave their huts
Because they're obviously
Absolutely 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 to one
But Englishmen detest a siesta
In the Philippines
There are 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 Englishmen
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 topee on a tree
It seems such a shame that
When the English claim the earth
That they give rise to
Such hilarity and mirth
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 the jungle town where
The sun beats down
To the rage of man or 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 Englishmen
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 mangrove swamps
Where the python romps
There is peace from twelve till two
Even caribous lie down 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