  [To the air of "We Won't Go Home Till Morning."] To India we now will go To India we now will go To India we now will go To see a monkey show. To see a monkey show. To see a monkey show. We cannot travel there by rail, We cannot travel there by rail, We cannot travel there by rail. And so we'll have to sail. And there Mount Everest we'll see And there Mount Everest we'll see And there Mount Everest we'll see And lowly bend the knee. In India the sun's so hot In India the sun's so hot In India the sun's so hot And when it rains great torrents fall And when it rains great torrents fall And when it rains great torrents fall To soak the great and small. In India we'll have a fright In India we'll have a fright In India we'll have a fright If cobras try to bite. Or maybe a cruel tiger beast Or maybe a cruel tiger beast Or maybe a cruel tiger beast Upon our bones will feast. Or even worse a crocodile Or even worse a crocodile Or even worse a crocodile May come too close and smile. If we escape his awful jaws If we escape his awful jaws If we escape his awful jaws But I am glad as I can be But I am glad as I can be But I am glad as I can be No juggernaut we'll see. And no harm will come our way And no harm will come our way And no harm will come our way If fairies with us stay. Agra, Calcutta, old Delhi, Agra, Calcutta, old Delhi, Agra, Calcutta, old Delhi, And Bombay we will see. But I'm so sad we won't behold But I'm so sad we won't behold But I'm so sad we won't behold The peacock throne of gold. Still we may see the Taj Mahal Still we may see the Taj Mahal Still we may see the Taj Mahal Indigo, cotton, tobacco and tea Indigo, cotton, tobacco and tea Indigo, cotton, tobacco and tea In India we will see. Well find in Burma rubies red Well find in Burma rubies red Well find in Burma rubies red And copper, tin and lead. Mahogany and teakwood too, Mahogany and teakwood too, Mahogany and teakwood too, And plenty of bamboo, With ebony and sandalwood With ebony and sandalwood With ebony and sandalwood And other trees as good. And here we find the humped zebu And here we find the humped zebu And here we find the humped zebu And in this pearl of the far East And in this pearl of the far East And in this pearl of the far East On mangoes we will feast. And lots of sugar we will eat, And lots of sugar we will eat, And lots of sugar we will eat, Our rice we'll make so sweet. And lovely silken robes we'll wear And lovely silken robes we'll wear And lovely silken robes we'll wear With turbans round our hair. But in the Ganges we'll not wash But in the Ganges we'll not wash But in the Ganges we'll not wash For that is silly bosh. Instead we'll take an elephant ride Instead we'll take an elephant ride Instead we'll take an elephant ride Upon his trunk astride. |
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