Mr. B The Gentleman Rhymer - Curtsey For Me lyrics

[Verse 1] Ladies, ladies, the eternal mystery Through my history they've acted rather sisterly Or they would tend to want to mother Mister B They were never after me and I never dastardly So I never got respect from the hoes Too few 'yesses' and too many 'no's' I suppose if one's a gentleman as part of one job One can't make a lady have a go on one's Robert Mitchum was a lad and a bit of a cad But my attempts at that sort of thing were rather bad I'm glad though, I am, to be be a gentleman Holding doors open and helping your gran Across the road but never toadying It fills me with foreboding Like posing in draylon and pensioner bling So I'm not a chap to take liberties But when once they would have scorned little B [Chorus] Now they curtsey for me, curtsey for me When once upon a time they would have rather ignored me Back in they day they were all nitpickers Now they're up and down like a stripper's knickers Pop that front leg out, and drop into a little bow That's how the ladies greet me now! From Saltburn to Guildford They bend their knees in the most lady-like way In Southend-on-Sea, they terrorise me But their obediencey is a lovely display For now they.. [Chorus] Curtsey for me, curtsey for me When once upon a time they might have rather ignored me I like bit of hogging, when I'm in town dear Bow your pretty noggin and while you're down there Pop the front leg out, and drop into a little bow That's how the ladies greet me now! [Bridge] In Henley, they bend knees! In Forest Gate, they prostrate! In Guildford, they make me feel good! In Puckpool, they... No (trumpet solo) [Verse 3] In Ken-sing-ton, bend-ing down That's a sight to see, truly I say! On Hampstead Heath, skirts can be brief But then what's underneath can make a chap run away [Chorus] When they curtsey for me Curtsey for me When once upon a time they would have rather ignored me Back in they day they were all nitpickers Now they're up and down like a stripper's knickers Pop the front leg out, and drop into a little bow That is how the ladies greet me now!