[00:00.00]I Did What I Could with My Gas Mask - George Formby
[00:07.74]Now I'm getting very fond of my gasmask I declare
[00:11.88]It hardly ever leaves my side
[00:15.82]I sling it on my back and I take it everywhere
[00:19.67]It even comes to bed at night
[00:23.60]It's been a real good pal to me I must confess
[00:27.56]And helped me out of many a mess
[00:31.46]My sister had a lot of socks to mend
[00:35.29]So she gave me a bouncing baby to tend
[00:39.44]And when I felt it leaking at one end
[00:43.40]Well I did what I could with my gas mask
[00:47.28]I bought a farm because I like fresh air
[00:51.74]At milking time a tried to do my share
[00:55.51]And when I found the bucket wasn't there
[00:59.07]I did what I could with my gasmask
[01:07.11]The lady living next door Mrs Hicks
[01:10.97]She heard the sirens blow one morn at ten to six
[01:14.92]She dashed outside in nothing but her nicks
[01:18.62]But she knew what to do with her gasmask
[01:22.77]By train I went for a very tiring ride
[01:26.84]There wasn't any corridor outside
[01:30.74]And when I felt the turning of the tide
[01:34.50]Well I did what I could with my gasmask
[01:42.63]To see old Epstein's Adam in the nude
[01:46.40]I once thought I'd go with my Aunt Ermintrude
[01:50.43]And when she sniffed and said 'Uh ' how very rude
[01:53.70]Still he knows what to do with his gas mask
[01:58.13]For years I've courted Anabella Price
[02:02.11]And always found her just as cold as ice
[02:05.90]Until one night the lass forgot her ma's advice
[02:09.73]And I did what I could with my gasmask