George Formby

Hindoo Man

George Formby


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Over there in India a Hindoo resides smoking his hoakam all day
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Opium and bits of rope and fag ends besides, a wise man from the East Whitechapel way
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He's got a lovely palace on the beach
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He's the Hindoo, Howdoo, Hoodoo, Yoodoo man
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He's got twelve bedrooms with eight wives in each
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He's the Hindoo, Howdoo, Hoodoo, Yoodoo man
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He's got one wife who wears a veil, it covers half her face
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From her nose right to her toes you'll see nothing else but space
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She'll dance and waggle her "San Fairy Ann"
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For the Hindoo, Howdoo, Hoodoo, Yoodoo man
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He practices his magic in the Eastern bazaar
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Slave girls come under his spell
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When he puts on the fluence
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They don't know where they are
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He does Indian tricks and dirty tricks as well
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Now what he fancies always does him good
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He's the Hindoo, Howdoo, Hoodoo, Yoodoo man
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He lives on rice, roast beef and Yorkshire pud
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He's the Hindoo, Howdoo, Hoodoo, Yoodoo man
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He wears a dishcloth round his waist
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His favourite wife called Nellie
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Said, "You'd look well if the darned thing fell
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You'd have nowt to cover your...
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He said "Who cares, I could always wear a fan
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I'm a Hindoo, Howdoo, Hoodoo, Yoodoo man
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He looks just like a Nabob of renown
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He's the Hindoo, Howdoo, Hoodoo, Yoodoo man
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A Nabob, two bob, three bob, half a crown
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He's a Hindoo, Howdoo, Hoodoo, Yoodoo man
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A Princess brought him jewels and said
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"For all your love I yearn"
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But jewels could not compare with what
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He went and gave her in return
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He's ninety nine, but he does all he can
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For a Hindoo, Howdoo, Hoodoo, Yoodoo Man