They say there is a country where the snow never falls,
And sliding is a game they never knew:
They never saw a lake
Paved with ice that wouldn't break.
I would rather stay in England,
wouldn't you?
They say there is a country where the sun never sets.
But goes on shining all night through.
And you needn't go to bed,
For there's always light oerhead.
That's a country I should like,
wouldn't you?
They say there is a country where they all talk French.
I can't imagine what they ever do!
For who for all their chatter,
Can understand such patter?
I should answer "speak in English"
wouldn't you?
They say there is a country where the clergymen are black
And the language sounds like "choke-a-cockatoo."
And the niggers sit in rows
With hardly any clothes
I should like to go and look,
wouldn't you?
They say there is a country where the women cannot walk,
And everything is made of bam-boo
And the people's eyes are wee,
They live on rice and tea.
I should like to go and see them,
wouldn't you?
They say there is a country where the elephants are wild,
And never even heard of our Zoo.
And through the woods they roam
Like gentlemen at home.
I should like to go and peep,
wouldn't you?