《Mad Dogs and Englishmen》歌词

[00:00:00] Mad Dogs and Englishmen - Noel Coward

[00:00:08] In tropical climes there are certain times of day

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

[00:00:13] To tear their clothes off and persprie

[00:00:15] It's one of those rules that the greatest fools obey

[00:00:18] Because the sun is much too sultry

[00:00:19] And one must avoid it's ultry violet ray

[00:00:29] The native grieve when the white men leave their huts

[00:00:32] Because they're obviously definitely nuts

[00:00:36] Mad dogs and englishmen

[00:00:37] Go out in the midday sun

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

[00:00:41] The chinese wouldn't dare to

[00:00:43] Hindoos and argentines sleep firmly from twelve to one

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

[00:00:50] In the philippines

[00:00:50] There are 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

[00:00:57] At twelve noon

[00:00:58] The natives swoon

[00:00:58] And no further work is done

[00:01:00] But mad dogs and englishmen

[00:01:02] 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

[00:01:23] Will impale his solar topee on a tree

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

[00:01:33] When the english claim

[00:01:34] The earth

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

[00:01:45] Mad dogs and englishmen

[00:01:46] 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

[00:02:04] Merely gets a bit more creased

[00:02:06] 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

[00:02:12] Go out in the midday sun

[00:02:14] Mad dogs and englishmen

[00:02:15] Go out in the midday sun

[00:02:17] The smallest malay rabbit

[00:02:19] Deplores this foolish habit

[00:02:21] In Hongkong

[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 till two

[00:02:32] Even caribous

[00:02:33] Lie around and snooze

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

[00:02:35] In bengal

[00:02:36] To move at all

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

[00:02:39] But mad dogs and englishmen

[00:02:41] Go 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