THE ENGLISHMAN'S VERY SHY {FOX-TROT} {Bloat}: The Englishman's very shy, He's none of your Ca-sa-no-va, At bowling the ladies o-ver, A-mericans lead the pack- {Tantivy}: -You see, your Englishman tends to lack That recklessness transatlantic, That women find so romantic Though frankly I can't see why . . . {Bloat}: The polygamous Yank with his girls galore Gives your Brit-ish rake or carouser fits, {Tantivy}: Though he's secretly held in re-ve-rent awe As a sort of e-rot-ic Clausewitz. . . . {Together}: If only one could al-ly A-merican bedroom know-how With British good looks, then oh how Those lovelies would swoon and sigh, Though you and I know the Englishman's very shy.
( Thomas Pynchon )
[ Gravity's Rainbow ]
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