Sir Noël Peirce Coward (16 December 1899 / 26 March 1973) was an English playwright, composer, director, actor and singer, known for his wit, flamboyance, and what Time Time (magazine) magazine called "a sense of personal style, a combination of cheek and chic, pose and poise".
Born in Teddington, a suburb of London, Coward attended a dance academy in London as a child, making his professional stage début at the age of eleven. As a... [read more] - When You Want Me
Verse Barnaby: I'll have to get the bees and birds to tell you That I've loved you from the start, I simply haven't got the words to tell you What is truly in my heart, Joking apart. Refrain When you want me-if you...
- Go Slowly Johnny
Go slow, Johnny, Maybe she'll come to her senses If you'll give her a chance. People's feelings are sensitive plants, Try not to trample the soil and spoil romance. Go slow, Johnny, No sense in rushing your fences,...
- Three Juvenile Delinquents
Verse 1 Three juvenile delinquents, Juvenile delinquents, Happy as can be-we Waste no time On the wherefores and whys of it; We like crime And that's about the size of it; People say that films demoralise us, Lead us...
- Let's Do It
Verse 1 Mr. Irving Berlin Often emphasizes sin In a charming way. Mr. Coward we know Wrote a song or two to show *** was here to stay. Richard Rodgers it's true Took a more romantic view Of this sly biological urge....
- I Wonder What Happened To Him?
Verse 1 The India that one read about And may have been misled about In one respect has kept itself intact. Though Pukka Sahib' traditions may have cracked And thinned The good old Indian army's still a fact. That...
- There Are Bad Times Just Around The Corner
Verse 1 They're out of sorts in Sunderland And terribly cross in Kent, They're dull in Hull And the Isle of Mull Is seething with discontent, They're nervous in Northumberland And Devon is down the drain, They're...
- The Stately Homes Of England
Verse 1 Lord Elderley, Lrd Borrowmere, Lord Sickert and Lord Camp, With every virtue, every grace, Ah what avails the sceptred race, Here you see-the four of us, And there are so many more of us Eldest sons that must...
- (Dont Put Your Daughter On The Stage), Mrs. Worthington
Regarding yours, dear Mrs. Worthington, Of Wednesday the 23rd, Although your baby May be, Keen on a stage career, How can I make it clear, That this in not a good idea. For her to hope, Dear Mrs. Worthington, Is on...
- Don't Let's Be Beastly To The Germans
Verse 1 We must be kind And with an open mind We must endeavour to find A way- To let the Germans know that when the war is over They are not the ones who'll have to pay. We must be sweet- And tactful and discreet...
- I Went To A Marvellous Party
Verse 1 Quite for no reason I'm here for the Season And high as a kite, Living in error With Maud at Cap Ferrat Which couldn't be right. Everyone's here and frightfully***, Nobody cares what people say, Though the...
- Mad Dogs And Englishmen
In tropical climes there are certain times of day When all the citizens retire To tear their clothes off and persprie. It's one of those rules that the greatest fools obey, Because the sun is much too sultry And one...
- Why Must The Show Go On?
Verse 1 The world for some years Has been sodden with tears On behalf of the Acting profession, Each star playing a part Seems to expect the 'Purple Heart', It's unorthodox To be born in a box But it needn't become...
- I'll Remember Her
I'll remember her, How incredibly naive she was, I couldn't quite believe she was Sincere, So alert, So impertinent And yet so sweet. My defeat Was clear. I'll remember her, Her absurd exaggerating And her utterly...
- London Pride
London Pride has been handed down to us. London Pride is a flower that's free. London Pride means our own dear town to us, And our pride it for ever will be. Woa, Liza, See the coster barrows, Vegetable marrows And...
- I Like America
Girls: Tell us, sailor, Tell us, please, For we're terribly keen to know What it's like to be fancy free Footloose on the rolling sea? China girl chop-chop,*** Maltese, Hot Mommas from Mexico- Harry: If you'll...
- Matelot
Jean Louis Dominic Pierre Bouchon,True to the breed that that bore him,Answered the call that held in thrallHis father's heart before him.Jean Louis Dominic sailed awayFurther than love could find himYet through the...
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