I Did What I Could With My Gas Mask Composer(s): Isaacs; Leslie Performer(s): George Formby
Now I'm getting very fond of my gasmask I declare It hardly ever leaves my side I sling it on my back and I take it everywhere It even comes to bed at night
It's been a real good pal to me I must confess And helped me out of many a mess My sister had a lot of socks to mend So she gave me a fat bouncing baby to tend And when I felt it leaking at one end Well I did what I could with my gas mask
I bought a farm because I like fresh air At milking time a try to do my share And when I found the bucket wasn't there I did what I could with my gasmask
The lady living next door, Mrs. Hicks She heard the sirens blow one morn at ten to six She dashed outside in nothing but her nicks But she knew what to do with her gasmask
By train I went for a very tiring ride There wasn't any corridor outside And when I felt the turning of the tide Well I did what I could with my gasmask
To see old Epstein's Adam in the nude I once thought I'd go with my Aunt Ermintrude And when she sniffed and said 'Uh!' how very rude Still he knows what to do with his gas mask
For years I've courted Anabella Price And always found her just as cold as ice Until one night the lass forgot her ma's advice Then I did what I could with my gasmask
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