《Mad Dogs and Englishmen》歌词

[00:00:00] Mad Dogs and Englishmen - Noel Coward and Orchestra/Max Abrams/Ambrose & His Orchestra

[00:00:04] Written by：Porter/Swann

[00:00:07] In tropical climes there are certain times of day

[00:00:11] When all the citizens retire

[00:00:12] To take their clothes off and perspire

[00:00:14] It's one of those rules the greatest fools obey

[00:00:17] Because the sun is far too sultry and one must

[00:00:19] Avoid it's ultry violet ray

[00:00:28] The natives grieve when the white men leave their huts

[00:00:31] Because they're obviously definitely nuts

[00:00:35] Mad dogs and Englishmen go out in the midday sun

[00:00:39] The Japanese don't care to

[00:00:40] The Chinese wouldn't dare to

[00:00:42] Hindus and Argentines sleep firmly from twelve 'til one

[00:00:46] But Englishmen detest a siesta

[00:00:49] In the Philippines

[00:00:50] They have lovely screens

[00:00:51] To protect you from the glare

[00:00:53] In the Malay states

[00:00:54] There are hats like plates

[00:00:55] Which the Britishers won't wear

[00:00:56] At twelve noon the natives swoon and no further work is done

[00:01:00] But mad dogs and Englishmen go out in the midday sun

[00:01:11] It's such a surprise for the eastern eyes to see

[00:01:14] That though the English are effete

[00:01:16] They're quite impervious to heat

[00:01:18] When the white man rides every native hides in glee

[00:01:21] Because the simple creatures hope he will impale his sola topee

[00:01:25] On a tree

[00:01:32] It seems such a shame

[00:01:33] When the English claim the earth

[00:01:35] That they give rise to such hilarity and mirth

[00:01:38] Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha

[00:01:40] Ho ho ho ho ho ho ho

[00:01:42] He he he he he he he

[00:01:43] Hm hm hm hm hm

[00:01:45] Mad dogs and Englishmen go out in the midday sun

[00:01:48] The toughest Burmese bandit

[00:01:50] Can never understand it

[00:01:52] In rangoon the heat of noon

[00:01:54] Is just what the natives shun

[00:01:55] They put their scotch or rye down

[00:01:57] And lie down

[00:01:59] In a jungle town

[00:02:00] Where the sun beats down

[00:02:01] To the rage of man and beast

[00:02:03] The English garb

[00:02:04] Of the English sahib

[00:02:05] Merely gets a bit more creased in Bangkok

[00:02:07] At twelve o'clock

[00:02:08] They foam at the mouth and run

[00:02:10] But mad dogs and Englishmen go out in the midday sun

[00:02:14] Mad dogs and Englishmen go out in the midday sun

[00:02:18] The smallest Malay rabbit

[00:02:19] Deplores this foolish habit

[00:02:21] In Hong Kong

[00:02:22] They strike a gong

[00:02:23] And fire off a noonday gun

[00:02:24] To reprimand each inmate

[00:02:26] Who's in late

[00:02:28] In the mangrove swamps

[00:02:29] Where the python romps

[00:02:30] There is peace from twelve to two

[00:02:32] Even caribous

[00:02:33] Lie around and snooze

[00:02:34] For there's nothing else to do

[00:02:36] In Bengal

[00:02:37] To move at all

[00:02:37] Is seldom if ever done

[00:02:39] But mad dogs and Englishmen go

[00:02:42] Out in the midday

[00:02:42] Out in the midday

[00:02:43] Out in the midday

[00:02:44] Out in the midday

[00:02:45] Out in the midday

[00:02:45] Out in the midday

[00:02:46] Out in the midday sun