Any Complaints? No! 1918

Dr. Pitt-Payne in London UK - 16 Dec 2003

"Never complain," is the motto today;
it's the merry heart
that goes the longest way.
Laugh if you can
give your faces a treat,
never mind the warbread
or the price of meat.
We've stuck it so far,
we can see it through.
This is the chorus now
for Britons true.

Any complaints? No! Any complaints? No!
Ev'rybody's satisfied....
We're not having such a poor time
considering it's wartime.
Try to be cheery, never be dreary,
all your troubles try to hide,
Keep lighthearted,
wear a sunny smile,
Let this be your motto
all the while.
Any complaints? No! Any complaints? No!
Ev'rybody's satisfied....

Any complaints? No! Any complaints? No!
Ev'rybody's satisfied....
We're not having such a poor time
considering it's wartime.
Try to be cheery, never be dreary,
all your troubles try to hide,
Keep lighthearted,
wear a sunny smile,
Let this be your motto
all the while.
Any complaints? No! Any complaints? No!
Ev'rybody's satisfied....

"Never complain," is the motto today;
in a military camp up Epsom way.
Lieutenant Binks, of a cavalry troop,
wandered round to see the Tommies
drink their soup.
Watching them proudly
as their tunics swelled,
"Any complaints?" said he,
and they all yelled,

Any complaints? No! Any complaints? No!
Ev'rybody's satisfied....
We're not having such a poor time
considering it's wartime.
Young Trooper Skinner, eating his dinner,
to the gay lieutenant cried:
"If this is soup
that I've got in my can,
there's miles of this
all round the Isle of Man,
But, Any complaints? No! Any complaints? No!
Ev'rybody's satisfied....

Any complaints? No! Any complaints? No!
Ev'rybody's satisfied....
We're not having such a poor time
considering it's wartime.
Young Trooper Skinner, eating his dinner,
to the gay lieutenant cried:
"If this is soup
that I've got in my can,
there's miles of this
all round the Isle of Man,
But, Any complaints? No! Any complaints? No!
Ev'rybody's satisfied....

In a revue, with no evil intent,
one young lady's dress fell off by accident.
Out came the manager,
tears in his eyes, saying:
"You've been shocked and I apologise.
You'll get your money back
as you pass out."
Then all the audience began to shout,

Any complaints? No! Any complaints? No!
Ev'rybody's satisfied....
We're not having such a poor time
considering it's wartime.
Tho' Miss Caruso, hadn't her trousseau,
she was much too nice to hide,
We're not going to grumble or to grouse,
and if she's like that in the second house,
Any complaints? No! Any complaints? No!
Ev'rybody's satisfied....

Any complaints? No! Any complaints? No!
Ev'rybody's satisfied....
We're not having such a poor time
considering it's wartime.
Tho' Miss Caruso, hadn't her trousseau,
she was much too nice to hide,
We're not going to grumble or to grouse,
and if she's like that in the second house,
Any complaints? No! Any complaints? No!
Ev'rybody's satisfied....

Not long ago, down at BurtononTrent,
into Bass's Brewery an old tramp went.
Taking his clothes off,
he dived in the stout...
All the brewers' men ran up to pull him out.
But as he sank, he shouted out:
"Goodbye! This is the death
that I have longed to die!

Any complaints? No! Any complaints? No!
Ev'rybody's satisfied....
We're not having such a poor time
considering it's wartime.
Didn't like water, so in the porter
I'm committing suicide.
When I'm drowned you needn't shed a tear,
for when folks find some BODY in their beer,
Any complaints? No! Any complaints? No!
Ev'rybody's satisfied....

Any complaints? No! Any complaints? No!
Ev'rybody's satisfied....
We're not having such a poor time
considering it's wartime.
Didn't like water, so in the porter
I'm committing suicide.
When I'm drowned you needn't shed a tear,
for when folks find some BODY in their beer,
Any complaints? No! Any complaints? No!
Ev'rybody's satisfied....

Soft karaoke
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Any Complaints? No! 1918
by R.P.Weston and Bert Lee
copyright MCMXVIII by Francis, Day and Hunter
sequence and karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Tuesday 16 December 2003 at 19.06
in association with Doug Grierson
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