Sing Along with Stanley Holloway.
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Met together in trafalgar square
A fortnight's tour on the continent was planned
And each had his portmanteau in his hand
Down the rhine they meant to have a picnic
Till jones said i must decline
You boys have been advised by me
Stay away from germany
That's the good of going down the rhine
Chorus:
Let's all go down the strand (have a banana)!
Let's all go down the strand
I'll be leader you can march behind
Come with me and see what you can find
Let's all go down the strand
Oh what a happy land
That's the place for fun and noise
All among the girls and boys
So let's all go down the strand.
Sat in five and twenty little cells
The bell then sounded ding-a-ding-a-dong
To exercise the prisoners came along
Burglar then exclaimed to jacks the warden
"To me sir, it's very strange
"The men are tired of going round
"Round and round the same old ground
"I propose we make a little change".
Chorue!
Let's all go down the strand (have a banana)
Let's all go down the strand
I'll be leader you can march behind
Come with me and see what we can find
Let's all go down the strand
Oh what a happy land
That's the place for fun and noise
All among the girls and boys
So let's all go down the strand.
Shackleton returning from the poll
The lord mayor welcomed all the galant crew
And said "My lads, i've got a treat for you
"Come with me, the mansion house awaits you
"A banquet shall be supplied".
But a towering grumbling mood
Said "We don't want any food",
Then he turned to shackleton and sighed.
Chorus:
Oh let's all go down the strand (have a banana)
Oh let's all go down the strand (have a banana)
Let's all go down the strand
I'll be leader you can march behind
Come with me and see what you can find
Let's all go down the strand
Oh what a happy land
That's the place for fun and noise
All among the girls and boys
So let's all go down the strand.
Let's all go down the strand
I'll be leader you can march behind
Come with me and see what we can find
Let's all go down the strand
Oh what a happy land
That's the place for fun and noise
All among the girls and boys
So let's all go down the strand,
The House of Twining's Tea.