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King Singers lyrics Rockall lyrics Of course, in those days of the mid-fifties, the London stage still suffered under the iron hand of the wicked Lord Chamberlain, who at that time was a very charming chap called Lord Scarborough. You weren't able to ad lib, or mention members of the Royal family, or presidents, or so on, and my goodness, you couldn't mention lavatories or anything dreadful like that! No sexual deviation, or four-letter words - you may wonder how we managed. I remember, I used to be rung up by indignant members of the press, saying 'Isn't it dreadful, all this censorship. Tell me some of the great ideas you've had that the Lord Chamberlain has refused to pass'. I was terribly embarrassed, and had to say rather sheepishly that I'd never had anything banned at all. And I didn't dare tell them, which was even worse, that sometimes my scripts used to come back from the Lord Chamberlain's office with little remarks written on them, saying 'I like this one', 'Jolly good', 'Give it to 'em', things like that. All rather embarrassing, but never mind, once you're on the establishment, you stick there, I find. But I did get away with one mild double entendre, in a song celebrating the occasion when our gallant British Navy annexed Rockall - that lump of rock in the Atlantic. It was really more of a single entendre, because the lyric looked innocent enough written down, but when you sung it it was considered daringly near the bone then. Nowadays, I don't think anyone'd raise an eyebrow. Anyway, judge for yourselves. The fleet set sail for Rockall, Rockall, Rockall, To free the isle of Rockall, From fear of foreign foe. We sped across the planet, To find this lump of granite, One rather startled Gannet; In fact, we found Rockall. So, praise the brave Bell-bottoms, Bottoms, Bottoms, Who saw Britannia's Peril, And answered to her call, Though we're thrown out of Malta, Though Spain should take Gibraltar, Why should we flinch or falter, When England's got Rockall. MF: And Donald still hasn't got the point. Other King Singers lyrics: Circle Of Life lyrics It Had To Be You lyrics Kiss From A Rose lyrics Kokomo lyrics Live And Let Die lyrics Wind Beneath My Wings lyrics Aquel Pastorcico, Madre lyrics A Song Of Patriotic Prejudice lyrics A Transport Of Delight lyrics In The Bath lyrics Misalliance lyrics Slow Train lyrics The Sloth lyrics The Wompom lyrics Transport Of Delight lyrics Barbara Allen lyrics Lamorna lyrics |