I Did What I Could With My Gas Mask

I Did What I Could With My Gas Mask - George Formby/Carl Davis

Now I'm getting very fond of my gas mask I declare

It hardly ever leaves my sight

I sling it on my back and I take it everywhere

It even comes to bed at night

It's been a real good pal to me I must confess

And helped me out of many a mess

My sister had a lot of socks to mend

So she gave me a fat bouncing baby to tend

And when I felt it leaking at one end

Well I did what I could with my gas mask

I bought a farm because I like fresh air

At milking time I tried to do my share

And when I found the bucket wasn't there

Well I did what I could with my gas mask

The lady living next door Mrs `icks

She heard the sirens blow one morn at ten to six

She dashed outside in nothing but her nicks

But she knew what to do with her gas mask

By train I went for a very tiring ride

There wasn't any corridor outside

And when I felt the turning of the tide

Well I did what I could with My gas mask

To see old Echstien's (sp ) Adam in the nude

I once thought I'd go with my Aunt Ermintrude

And when she sniffed and said "How very rude

Still he knows what to do with his gas mask

For years I courted Annabella Price

And always found her just as cold as ice

Until one night the lass forgot her Ma's advice

And I did what I could with my gas mask