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The Pie 'n Mash Song
NOW IV'E
BEEN ALL AROUND THIS WORLD
AND EATEN IN SOME REAL POSH GAFF'S
BUT YOU JUST CAN'T BEAT, THE FIRST CLASS TREAT
YOU GET IN YOUR LONDON 'CAFFS'.
PIE, MASH AND LIQUOR IT MAKES YOUR BLOOD RUN THICKER
THERE IS NO FAIR THAT CAN COMPARE WITH PIE, MASH AND LIQUOR.
IVE BEEN TO FRANCE, YES 'GAY PAREE', AND TRIED THEIR TABLE D'HOTE
HAD COQ AU VIN AND SOLE BONNE FEMME AND FROGS LEGS DOWN ME FROAT
IVE TRIED SOME SNAILS AND EGGS FROM QUAILS AND THOUGHT I WAS
REAL
FLASH
BUT HONEST MATE GIVE ME A PLATE OF GOOD OLD PIE AND MASH.OH!
PIE MASH 'N' LIQUOR, PIE MASH AND LIQOUR
IT'S THE GRUB THAT'LL SEE YOU RIGHT
ANY DAY OR ANY NIGHT
FORGET YOUR FOREIGN FANCY FOOD FOR ENGLISH BE A STICKER
COME ON DOWN TO LONDON TOWN, FOR PIE MASH 'N" LIQUORIV'E
SPENT SOME TIME UPON THE RHINE AND ATE TILL FIT TO BURST
ON KOTLET FRIED, KARTOFFEL BOILED AND OF COURSE YER OLD KNOCKWURST
THE BREAD'S ROCK HARD, THE SAUERKRAUT SOFT AND IT COST ME MOST
MY
CASH
SO I SAID 'VEDERSAYEN' I'M OFF HOME AGAIN, TO SOME LOVELY PIE
'N' MASH.
CHORUS.
YOU CAN
GET YER FILL OF A CHINESE MEAL NO MATTER WHERE YOU GO
EGG FOO YONG, AND SOUP WAN TON ALL COOKED BY WUN HUNG LO
IT ALL TASTES NICE WITH PRAWN FRIED RICE AND YOUR MONEY YOU
CAN SPLASH
BUT THERE'S NO BETTER DEAL WHEN YOU HAVE A MEAL OF STEAMING
PIE N
MASH
CHORUS.
IV'E EATEN
IN AN INDIAN, I'VE TRIED THEIR VINDALOO
PILAU RICE AND HOT NAAN BREAD THE ODD SAMOSA OR TWO
BUT COME ON CHUM IT BURNS YER BUM SO PLEASE DON'T BE SO RASH
SAY "NO THANKS MUCKER" I KNOW WHAT'S PUCKER; BRING
ON THE PIE N MASH.
CHORUS.
NOW I'M
HOME YOU CAN KEEP THE WORLD AND ALL ITS FANCY FOOD
COS I CAN EAT JUST WHAT I LIKE, WHENEVER IN THE MOOD
THERE'S JELLIED EELS AND FISH'N'CHIPS ON A NIGHT OUT WITH THE
BOYS
OR IF THE MISSUS WANTS A TREAT, PEASE PUDDEN AND SAVELOYS
BUT ME FAVOURITE MEAL WITHOUT A DOUBT AND PLEASE DONT THINK
ME BRASH
IF I SAY TO YOU, "YOU CAN STICK YER STEW" JUST GIVE
ME PIE 'N' MASH.
CHORUS.
TOM COOPER.
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