Mad Dogs and Englishmen (1930)
“In a jungle town
Where the sun beats down
To the rage of man and beast,
The English garb
Of the English sahib
Merely gets a bit more creased.
In Bangkok
At twelve'o'clock
They foam at the mouth and run,
But mad dogs and Englishmen
Go out in the midday sun.”
Mad Dogs and Englishmen (1930)
Help us to complete the source, original and additional information
Noel Coward 49
English playwright, composer, director, actor and singer 1899–1973Related quotes
Tiergarten
Song lyrics, Release the Stars (2007)
Ain't Goin' Down, written by Kent Blazy, Kim Williams, and G. Brooks.
Song lyrics, In Pieces (1993)
“The dog, to gain some private ends,
Went mad, and bit the man.”
Source: The Vicar of Wakefield (1766), Ch. 17, An Elegy on the Death of a Mad Dog, st. 5.
Country Comes to Town.
Song lyrics, How Do You Like Me Now?! (1999)