You Mustn't Do It After Eight o'Clock 1929

Dr. Pitt-Payne in London UK - 29 May 2002

Now possibly you may have heard of Dora,
she's very much in evidence today,
If we could we'd all like to ignore her,
but I'm very much afraid she's come to stay.
So when you are feeling bright and cheerful,
Dora's never very far behind,
And altho' it isn't sporting,
she'll be with you when you're courting,
so remember you must always bear in mind.

You mustn't do it after eight o'clock.
if you do they'll have you in the dock.
We have always boasted
that Britannia ruled the waves,
and shouted: "Britons never,
never, never shall be slaves."
Once a farmer sold a hen
to Missus Biddy Shea,
He said that, on an average,
it laid three times a day,
said Biddy: "She can lay
on anything that comes her way, but
she mustn't do it after eight o'clock!"

You mustn't do it after eight o'clock.
if you do they'll have you in the dock.
We have always boasted
that Britannia ruled the waves,
and shouted: "Britons never,
never, never shall be slaves."
Bathing in The Serpentine's
been going on, you know,
but now they say that very soon
our morning dip will go,
but if we're very good
they'll let us wash the parts that show,
but we mustn't do it after eight o'clock!

'Cos you mustn't do it after eight o'clock.
if you do they'll have you in the dock.
We have always boasted
that Britannia ruled the waves,
and shouted: "Britons never,
never, never shall be slaves."
When I was a boy I used to go
and look for birds nesting in the park,
and stole their eggs, upon my word,
but now I never bother,
'cos a friend of mine has heard
that you mustn't do it after eight o'clock!

Now in the good old days
that we were born in,
Ev'ryone was happy as could be,
But nowadays you have to fill a form in,
if you want to go out walking after tea.
And there's another thing
you must remember,
when you have your bath on Friday night,
if you want to hear the gurgle
of the water down the 'pluggle'
just be sure and see your watch is right.

'Cos you mustn't do it after eight o'clock.
if you do they'll have you in the dock.
We have always boasted
that Britannia ruled the waves,
and shouted: "Britons never,
never, never shall be slaves."
Winston got up in the House,
and said: "We're in a mess,
Betting must be taxed,"
and then a member, in distress,
said: "Would you see the bookies starve?"
and Winston answered: "Yes!
But they mustn't do it after eight o'clock!"

'Cos you mustn't do it after eight o'clock.
if you do they'll have you in the dock.
We have always boasted
that Britannia ruled the waves,
and shouted: "Britons never,
never, never shall be slaves."
Just to show how you were governed
by The Mandarins,
Dr. Brown was rung up
on the 'phone by Mrs. Binns,
He said: "From what you tell me,
I should think it must be twins,
But you mustn't have them after eight o'clock!"

'Cos you mustn't do it after eight o'clock.
if you do they'll have you in the dock.
We have always boasted
that Britannia ruled the waves,
and shouted: "Britons never,
never, never shall be slaves."
Once I went to Paris
on a trip they advertised,
Met a little French girl,
and was quickly hypnotised,
She said: "Comme ci, comme ca, Monsieur,"
I said: "I'm not surprised,
But I never do it after eight o'clock!"

'Cos you mustn't do it after eight o'clock.
if you do they'll have you in the dock.
We have always boasted
that Britannia ruled the waves,
and shouted: "Britons never,
never, never shall be slaves."
Lately up the river
bathing costumes have been banned,
Mrs. Grundy said: "The sight
is more than I can stand,
I must take down your particulars.."
and someone shouted: "Grand!
But you mustn't do it after eight o'clock!"

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You Mustn't Do It After Eight o'Clock 1929
by Alec McGill
copyright MCMXXIX by The Lawrence Wright Music Co., London
sequence and karaoke by Dr. Pitt-Payne in London UK
on Wednesday 29 May 2002 at 09.48
in association with Doug Grierson
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