《The Stately Homes of England》歌词

歌曲： The Stately Homes of England

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歌手： Noel Coward

时长： 03:19

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The Stately Homes of England - Noel Coward[00:00:00]

Lord elderly lord borrowmere[00:00:07]

Lord sickert and lord camp[00:00:09]

With every virtue every grace[00:00:11]

Ah what avails the sceptred race[00:00:14]

Here you see the four of us[00:00:18]

And there are so many more of us[00:00:20]

Eldest sons[00:00:22]

That must succeed[00:00:24]

We know how caesar conquered gaul[00:00:26]

And how to whack a cricket ball[00:00:28]

Apart from this our education[00:00:29]

Lacks co ordination[00:00:32]

Though we're young[00:00:34]

And tentative[00:00:36]

And rather rip representative[00:00:37]

Scions of a noble breed[00:00:38]

We are the products of those homes[00:00:42]

Serene and stately[00:00:44]

Which only lately[00:00:45]

Seem to have run to seed[00:00:48]

The stately homes of england[00:00:50]

How beautifully they stand[00:00:52]

To prove the upper classes[00:00:54]

Have still the upper hand[00:00:56]

Though the fact that they have to be rebuilt[00:00:58]

And frequently mortgaged to the hilt[00:01:00]

Is inclined to take the gilt[00:01:02]

Off the gingerbread[00:01:05]

And certainly damps the fun[00:01:06]

Of the eldest son[00:01:08]

But still we won't be beaten[00:01:10]

We'll scrimp and scrape and save[00:01:12]

The playing fields of eton[00:01:14]

Have made us frightfully brave[00:01:16]

And though if the van dycks have to go[00:01:18]

And we pawn the bechstein grand[00:01:20]

We'll stand by the stately homes of england[00:01:21]

Here you see[00:01:30]

The pick of us[00:01:31]

You may be heartily sick of us[00:01:32]

Still with sense[00:01:34]

We're all imbued[00:01:35]

Our homes command extensive views[00:01:37]

And with assistance from the jews[00:01:40]

We have been able to dispose of[00:01:41]

Rows and rows and rows of[00:01:44]

Gainsboroughs and lawrences[00:01:46]

Some sporting prints of aunt florence's[00:01:49]

Some of which were rather rude[00:01:50]

Although we sometimes flaunt our family conventions[00:01:53]

Our good intentions[00:01:57]

Mustn't be misconstrued[00:02:00]

The stately homes of england[00:02:02]

We proudly represent[00:02:04]

We only keep them up[00:02:06]

For americans to rent[00:02:07]

Though the pipes that supply the bathroom burst[00:02:09]

And the lavatory makes you fear the worst[00:02:12]

It was used by charles[00:02:14]

Quite informally[00:02:16]

And later by george iv[00:02:18]

On a journey north[00:02:20]

The state departments keep their[00:02:22]

Historical renown[00:02:24]

It's wiser not to sleep there[00:02:26]

In case they tumble down[00:02:28]

But still if they ever catch on fire[00:02:30]

Which with any luck they might[00:02:31]

We'll fight for the stately homes of england[00:02:33]

The stately homes of england[00:02:37]

Though rather in the lurch[00:02:39]

Provide a lot of chances[00:02:41]

For psychical research[00:02:43]

There's the ghost of a crazy younger son[00:02:45]

Who murdered in 1351[00:02:47]

An extremely rowdy nun[00:02:49]

Who resented it[00:02:52]

And people who come to call[00:02:53]

Meet her in the hall[00:02:56]

The baby in the guest wing[00:02:57]

Who crouches by the grate[00:02:59]

Was walled up in the west wing in 1428[00:03:01]

If anyone spots[00:03:05]

The queen of scots[00:03:06]

In a hand embroidered shroud[00:03:07]

We're proud of the stately homes of england[00:03:09]