《Coward: Mad Dogs and Englishmen》歌词

[00:00:00] Mad Dogs and Englishmen - Andy Caine/The Easy Virtue Orchestra

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

[00:00:10] When all the citizens retire

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

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

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

[00:00:20] Its ultry-violet ray

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

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

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

[00:00:39] The Japanese don't care to the Chinese wouldn't dare to

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

[00:00:45] But Englishmen detest a siesta

[00:00:49] In the Philippines there are lovely screens

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

[00:00:52] In the Malay states there are hats like plates

[00:00:54] Which the Britishers won't wear

[00:00:56] At twelve noon the natives swoon and

[00:00:58] No further work is done

[00:00:59] But Mad Dogs and Englishmen go out in the midday sun

[00:01:10] It's such a surprise for the Eastern eyes to see

[00:01:13] That though the British are effete

[00:01:15] They're quite impervious to heat

[00:01:17] When the white man rides every native hides in glee

[00:01:20] Because the simple creatures hope he will

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

[00:01:32] It seems such a shame that when the English claim the earth

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

[00:01:44] Mad Dogs and Englishmen go out in the midday sun

[00:01:48] The toughest Burmese bandit can never understand it

[00:01:51] In Rangoon the heat of noon is just what the natives shun

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

[00:01:59] In the jungle town where the sun beats down

[00:02:00] To the rage of man or beast

[00:02:02] The English garb of the English

[00:02:04] Sahib merely gets a bit more creased

[00:02:06] In Bangkok at twelve o'clock they foam at the mouth and run

[00:02:09] But mad dogs and Englishmen go out in the midday sun

[00:02:13] Mad Dogs and Englishmen go out in the midday sun

[00:02:16] The smallest Malay rabbit deplores this foolish habit

[00:02:20] In Hong Kong they strike a gong and fire off a noonday gun

[00:02:23] To reprimand each inmate who's in late

[00:02:27] In the mangrove swamps where the python romps

[00:02:29] There is peace from twelve till two

[00:02:31] Even caribous lie down and snooze

[00:02:33] For there's nothing else to do

[00:02:34] In Bengal to move at all is seldom if ever done

[00:02:38] But mad dogs and Englishmen go out in the midday sun