THE NEW PERJARMA HAT | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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A sixpenny'appeny cap it used to suit me And suit me very 'andy at the price And as regards a 'bowler' of a Sunday I couldn't drink no beer it looked so nice But now-a-days you 'ave to study fashion And whether you're a cabby or a clerk To be wivout the latest thing in 'cadies' Is nigh as bad as being out of work. Chorus: When the sun is shining, if yer want to shine Off wiv caps and bowlers and wear an 'at like mine Never mind yer wentilated boots Yer dirty necks or anyfink o' that You can walk about with yer elbows out But you must 'ave a new perjarma 'at. It used to be 'Who sneaked the donkey's dinner?' Or else, 'Who robbed the mongrel of 'is bed?' To go an put a stror 'at on yer napper Was just like putting trouble on yer 'ead But now its got the fashion for to wear 'em There ain't no knowing where it's going to stop I'm told that mine 'ud suit me all the better If I had my 'yers' a-sticking through the top. Chorus: My missus, wot's a liitle bit old fashioned Won't 'ave as it's intended for a 'at But says as it 'ud do to strain the greens in Or make a bed for our old Thomas Cat And then, of course, there's them what's jealous of me And offers me a carrot as they pass They say I ought to wear a nose-bag with it And asks me when I'm going out to grass. Chorus: |
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Performed by Gus Elen (1862-1940) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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