By the Sea (Live)

Lyrics

[MRS. LOVETT, spoken] I've always had this dream ever since I was a skinny little slip of a thing and me rich Aunt Netty used to take me to the seaside on holiday. The pier, making little castles in the sand, I can still feel my toes wiggling around in the brimey (Sung) By the sea, Mr. Todd That's a life I covet By the sea, Mr. Todd Oh, I know you'd love it! You and me, Mr. T We could be Alone In a house wot we'd almost own Down by the sea Wouldn't that be smashing? With the sea at our gate We'll havе kippered herring Wot havе swum to us straight From the Straits of Bering Every night in the kip When we're through our kippers I'll be there slippin' off your slippers By the sea... With the fishies splashing By the sea... Wouldn't that be smashing? Down by the sea... I can see us waking The breakers breaking The seagulls squawking Hoo! Hoo! I'll do me baking Then I'd go walking With you—hoo... Yoo-hoo... I'll warm me bones On the esplanade Have tea and scones With me gay young blade Then I'll knit a sweater While you write a letter Unless we've got better To do—hoo... Think how snug it will be Underneath our flannel When it's just you and me And the English channel In our cozy retreat Kept all neat and tidy We'll have chums over every Friday By the sea... Don't you love the weather? By the sea We'll grow old together By the seaside Hoo! Hoo! By the beautiful sea (spoken) Oh, I can see us now—in our bathing dresses—you in a nice, rich navy—and me, stripes perhaps (sung) It'll be so quiet That who'll come by it Except a seagull? Hoo! Hoo! We shouldn't try it Though, till it's legal For two—hoo! But a seaside wedding Could be devised Me rumpled bedding Legitimized Me eyelids'll flutter I'll turn into butter The moment I mutter "I do—hoo!" By the sea, in our nest We could share our kippers With the odd-paying guest From the weekend trippers Have a nice, sunny suite For the guest to rest in— Now and then, you could do the guest in— By the sea Married nice and proper By the sea— Bring along your chopper To the seaside Hoo! Hoo! By the beautiful sea (Spoken) Thank you, thank you