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No. 23 - Song - Meebles and Chorus - "I want to go to bye-bye."
| Meebles: | I've not had so much
as a wink all the night, It's distressing! |
| Chorus: | It's distressing! |
| Meebles: | And there wasn't a chance
of retiring from sight And undressing. |
| Chorus: | And undressing. |
| Meebles: | I've mud in my mouth and
I've sand in my eyes, I've yawned till I know I have swallowed some flies! I want to go to bye-bye, To rest my weary head! And if nurse is a dear She will call me next year; Will somebody put me to bed? |
| Chorus: | He wants to go to bye-bye, To rest his weary head! |
| Meebles: | Tuck me up in my crib With my bottle and bib; |
| All: | Will somebody put me/him to bed? |
| Meebles: | It's a nuisance when Huns
come around any day And they fly low. |
| Chorus: | And they fly low. |
| Meebles: | And we let off maroons
as a warning to say When to lie low. |
| Chorus: | When to lie low. |
| Meebles: | So when the invaders
appear in the skies I'll go to my cellar and just close my eyes. I want to go to bye-bye, When Huns are overhead! It is nice underground With the barrels all round; Will somebody put me to bed? |
| Chorus: | He wants to go to bye-bye, When Huns are overhead! |
| Meebles: | You can signal "all clear" When I've finished the beer; |
| All: | Will somebody put me/him to bed? |
| Meebles: | I've heard of some frivolous
daughters of Eve Known as flappers, |
| Chorus: | Known as flappers, |
| Meebles: | Who go for all officers
home upon leave, Even Sappers, |
| Chorus: | Even Sappers, |
| Meebles: | They take them to supper
and ask them to dance... The fellows would like to be "somewhere in France!" They ought to go to bye-bye, As older folks have said; For the way that they chat Will go through a tin hat; Will somebody put them to bed? |
| Chorus: | They ought to go to bye-bye, As older folks have said. |
| Meebles: | Their mammas would be thank'd If they had to be spank'd |
| All: | And somebody put them to bed! |
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Page modified 7 October 2016