Albert Comes Back - Stanley Holloway

作曲：Marriott Edgar

You've eard ow young Albert Ramsbottom

At the zoo up at Blackpool one year

With a stick with an orse's ead andle

Gave a lion a poke in the ear

The name of the lion was Wallace

The poke in the ear made im wild

And before you could say Bob's yer uncle

Ed upped and e'd swallowed the child

E were sorry the moment e done it

With children e'd always been chums

And besides e'd no teeth in his muzzle

And e couldn't chew Albert on't gums

E could feel the lad movin inside im

As e lay on is bed of dried ferns

And it might ave been little lad's birthday

E wished im such appy returns

Meanwhile Mr and Mrs Ramsbottom

Ad gone back to their tea feelin' blue

Ma said I feel down in the mouth like

Pa said Aye I bet Albert does too

Said Mother It just goes to show yer

That the future is never revealed

If I'd thowt we was goin' to lose im

I'd ave not ad is boots soled and eeled

Let's look on the bright side said Father

Wot can't be elped must be endured

Each cloud as a silvery lining

And we did ave young Albert insured

A knock on the door came that moment

As Father these kind words did speak

Twas the man from Prudential e'd come for

Their tuppence per person per week

When Father saw oo ad been knockin'

E laughed and e kept laughin so

The man said Ere wot's there to laugh at

Pa said You'll laugh an' all when you know

Excuse im for laughing said Mother

But really things appen so strange

Our Albert's been et by a lion

You've got to pay us for a change

Said the young man from the Prudential

Now come come let's understand this

You don't mean to say that you've lost im

Pa said Oh no we know where e is

When the young man ad eard all the details

A purse from is pocket he drew

And e paid them with interest and bonus

The sum of nine pounds four and two

Pa ad scarce got is and on the money

When a face at the window they see

And Mother cried Eee look it's Albert

And Father said Aye it would be

Albert came in all excited

And started is story to give

And Pa said I'll never trust lions

Again not as long as I live

The young man from the Prudential

To pick up the money began

But Father said ere wait a moment

Don't be in a urry young man

Then giving young Albert a shilling

E said Ere pop off back to the zoo

Get your stick with the orse's ead andle

Go and see wot the tigers can do