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No. 4 - Chorus - "Here come the la-dies" and Concerted Piece.
| Chorus: | Here come the ladies who dazzle Society, Leaders of etiquette, pinks of propriety, Crême de la crême of the latest variety, End-of-the-century girls; (Of the century,) Strictest observers of social formalities, Wearers of modern modistes' specialities, Only residing in top-top localities, Flocking where fashion unfurls. |
| Lady Edytha: | To the barracks we have come, |
| Chorus: | Rumty tum! Rumty tum! Rumty tum! |
| Lady Edytha: | But of course it wouldn't do |
| Chorus: | Tootle too! Tootle! Tootle too! |
| Lady Edytha: | For a girl to come alone So we've brought a chaperone Who can more than hold her own |
| Chorus: | Hold her own. |
| Ladies: | With a military man, Rat-a-plan! |
| Men: | Rat-a-plan! plan, plan, plan, plan! |
| Two Girls: | For we're dear little girls
with an innocent way, And we've come for a walk to the barracks today; We are taking the air, As the weather is fair, So you'll please have a care What you do and you say! |
| Chorus: | They are dear little girls
with an innocent way, And they've come for a walk to the barracks today; They're a sweet little pair Who are taking the air, So we must have a care What we do and say! |
| Miss Gladys: | We observe you're looking glum, |
| Chorus: | Rumty tum! Rumty tum! Rumty tum! |
| Miss Gladys: | And we sympathise with you, |
| Chorus: | Tootle too! Tootle! Tootle too! |
| Miss Gladys: | For it would have been such fun If we'd come here one by one, But the thing is never done |
| Chorus: | Never done. |
| Ladies: | With a military man, Rat-a-plan! |
| Men: | Rat-a-plan! plan, plan, plan, plan! |
| Two Girls: | For we're dear little girls
with an innocent way, And we've come for a walk to the barracks today; We are taking the air, As the weather is fair, So you'll please have a care What you do and you say! |
| Chorus: | They are dear little girls
with an innocent way, And they've come for a walk to the barracks today; They're a sweet little pair Who are taking the air, So we must have a care What we do and say! |
| Goldfield: | In the name of the gallant Life Guards I may To our visitors fair be permitted to say That the regiment all, overjoyed at their call, Gives them heartiest welcome and bids them to stay. |
| Ladies: | Rat-a-plan! |
| Men: | Rat-a-plan! plan, plan, plan, plan! |
| Ladies: | For we're dear little girls
with an innocent way, And we've come for a walk to the barracks today; We are taking the air, As the weather is fair, So you'll please have a care What you do and you say! |
| Chorus: | They are dear little girls
with an innocent way, And they've come for a walk to the barracks today; They're a sweet little pair Who are taking the air, So we must have a care What we do and say! |
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Page modified 4 December 2016