Anthony Newley Follow

Nag, Nag, Nag

Music and Lyrics by Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley

Chorus: Nag, nag, nag, nag, nag, nag; Nag, nag, nag, nag, nag, nag.

Littlechap sings:

When God created man
Some several years ago
He smiled upon His handiwork
But little did he know
Than Adam with no madam
Was a certainty to grieve;
So when the good Lord tumbled him,
He lumbered him with Eve.

So Adam looked at Eve
And she looked back at him.
"Why don't you let them talk, my Lord?"
Said some bright cherubim.
So God gave them the pow'r of speech
Which makes a man a prince;
But women, I regret to say
Have not stopped talking since.

Evie: Very funny!

Littlechap: Oh, why aren't you laughing?

Evie: I have nothing to laugh at!

Littlechap: You should be standing here!

Evie sings:

When you go off to work
And leave me on my own
To scrimp and save
And work and slave
And spend the day alone
You never think of calling me
To ask me how I am.
You always say you're busy but
You just don't give a damn!

When you go off abroad
To Paris and to Rome,
I wonder what the business is
That you can't do at home?
It's no good telling me
That I would never understand
I bet you anything you like
It's something underhand!

Littlechap responds:

My wife's voice is a symphony,
A symphony of love.
When she speaks I hear violins
From above.
My wife's voice is a melody
From the sweetest nightingale throat.
My wife's voice is a symphony,
And I hate every bloody note!