Songs Of Flanders And Swann

A definitive publication of the songs of Michael Flanders and Donald Swann containing 41 of their best known melodies. Lyrics written out in full before each song. The introduction was written by Donald Swann and the book also includes numerous illustrations by distinguished artists and cartoonists. Titles: In The Bath; Design For Living; Misalliance; The Gas-Man Cometh; A Song Of The Weather; Pillar To Post; Rain On The Plage; Motor Perpetuo; Slow Train; A Transport Of Delight (Omnibus); Last Of The Line; Twenty Tons Of TNT; The Reluctant Cannibal; Pee-Po-Belly-Bum-Drawers; Budget Song; Ballad For The Rich; All Gall; Philological Waltz (Tonga); Song Of Patriotic Prejudice; The Lord Chamberlain's Regulations; The Album; Ill Wind; Guide To Britten; Song Of Reproduction; Bedstead Men; Excelsior; Vanessa; Twice Shy; Madeira, M'dear?; The Armadillo; The Hippopatamus; The Ostrich; The Elephant; The Gnu; The Rhinoceros; The Sloth; The Spider; The Wild Boar; The Whale (Mopy Dick); The Warthog; The Wompom.
The British duo, Flanders and Swann, were the actor and singer Michael Flanders (1922-1975) and the composer, pianist and linguist Donald Swann (1923-1994) who collaborated in writing and performing comic songs. This songbook features their 41 classic songs.