Lily The Pink

Album: L The P (1968)
Charted: 1
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  • We'll drink a drink, a drink
    To Lily the Pink, the Pink, the Pink
    The saviour of the human race
    For she invented, medicinal compound
    Most efficacious in every case

    Mr. Freers had sticky out ears
    And it made him awful shy
    And so they gave him medicinal compound
    And now he's learning how to fly

    Robert Tony was known to be bony
    He would never eat his meals
    And so they gave him medicinal compound
    Now they move him round on wheels

    We'll drink a drink, a drink
    To Lily the Pink, the Pink, the pink
    The savior of the human race
    For she invented medicinal compound
    Most efficacious in every case

    Old Ebenezer thought he was Julius Caesar
    And so they put him in a home
    Where they gave him medicinal compound
    And now he's emperor of Rome

    Johnny Hammer had a terrible st-st-st-st-stammer
    He could hardly s-s-say a word
    And so they gave him medicinal compound
    Now's he's seen, but never heard

    We'll drink a drink, a drink
    To Lily the Pink, the Pink, the Pink
    The saviour of our human race
    For she invented, medicinal compound
    Most efficacious in every case

    Aunty Milly ran willy-nilly
    When her legs they did recede
    So they rubbed on medicinal compound
    Now they call her Milly Pede

    Jennifer Eccles had terrible freckles
    And the boys all called her names
    But they gave her medicinal compound
    Now he joins in all the games

    We'll drink a drink, a drink
    To Lily the Pink, the Pink, the Pink
    The savior of our human race
    For she invented, medicinal compound
    Most efficacious in every case

    Lily the Pink, she turned to drink
    She filled up with paraffin inside
    And despite her medicinal compound
    Sadly pickled Lily died

    Up to heaven her soul ascended
    All the church bells they did ring
    She took with her medicinal compound
    Hark the herald angels sing

    We'll drink a drink, a drink
    To Lily the Pink, the Pink, the Pink
    The saviour of our human race
    For she invented, medicinal compound
    Most efficacious in every case Writer/s: DP, Juergen Kircher, Wolfgang Vankann
    Publisher: MUSIC SALES CORPORATION, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

Comments: 1

  • Reed from New Ulm, MnI think it was so cool of Mike[McGear] to alter his last name, so as not to capitolize on his older brothers [gigantic]fame.
    That, to me; seems to be the epitome of brotherly love.
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