PEQUENA ANTOLOGIA GOIABAL 23

Noël Coward (1899-1973)

There are bad times just around the corner
There are dark clouds hurtling through the sky
And it's no good whining about a silver lining
For we know from experience that they won't roll by
With a scowl and a frown we'll keep our peckers down
And prepare for depression and doom and dread
We're going to unpack our troubles from our old kit bag
And wait until we drop down dead (...)

There are bad times just around the corner
The horizon's gloomy as can be
There are black birds over the greyish cliffs of Dover
And the rats are preparing to leave the BBC
We're an unhappy breed and very bored indeed
When reminded of something that Nelson said
While the press and the politicians nag, nag, nag
We'll wait until we drop down dead (...)

There are bad times just around the corner
And the outlook's absolutely vile
There are home fires smoking from Windermere to Woking
And we're not going to tighten our belts and smile, smile, smile
If the reds and the pinks believe that England stinks
And a world revolution is bound to spread
We'd better all learn the lyrics of the "Old Red Flag"
And wait until we drop down dead
A likely story
Land of Hope and Glory
Wait until we drop down dead!

(Trechos de "There Are Bad Times Just Around the Corner" -dos anos 50, se não me engano. Hurray, hurray, hurray, misery's on the way!)