Mad Dogs and Englishman 歌詞
Mad Dogs and Englishman - Danny Kaye
In Tropical climes there are certain times of day
When all the citizens retire
To take their clothes off and perspire
It's one of those rules the greatest fools obey
Because the Sun is far too
Sultry and one must avoid it's ultry-violet
Papalaka-papalaka-papalaka-boo
Papalaka-papalaka-papalaka-boo
Digariga-digariga-digariga-doo
Digariga-digariga-digariga-doo
The natives grieve
The English leave their huts
Because they're obviously
Definitely nuts
Mad dogs and Englishmen
Go out in the midday sun
The Japanese don't care to
The Chinese wouldn't dare to
Hindus and Argentines sleep
Firmly from twelve till one
But Englishmen detest a siesta
In the Philippines there are lovely screens
To protect you from the glare
In the Malay states there are hats like plates
Which the Britishers won't wear
At twelve noon the natives swoon and
No further work is done
But Mad Dogs and Englishmen go out in the midday sun
It's such a surprise for the Eastern eyes to see
That though the English are effete
They're quite impervious to heat
When the white man rides every native hides in glee
Because the simple creatures hope he will
Impale his solar topee on a tree
Bolybolybolybolybolybolybaa
Bolybolybolybolybolybolybaa
Habaninnyhabaninnyhabaninnyhaa
Habaninnyhabaninnyhabaninnyhaa
Mad Dogs and Englishmen go out in the midday sun
The toughest Burmese bandit can never understand it
In Rangoon the heat of noon is just what the natives shun
They put their scotch or rye down and lie down
In the jungle town where the sun beats down
There is peace from twelve till two
Even caribous lie down and snooze
For there's nothing else to do
In Bengal mangrove swamps where the python romps
But mad dogs and Englishmen go out in the midday
Out in the midday out in the midday sun