Testo Oom Pah Pah - Alma Cogan

Oom Pah Pah

oom pah pah, oom pah pah, that’s how it goes
oom pah pah, oom pah pah, ev’ryone knows
they all suppose what they want to suppose
when they hear oom pah pah
there’s a little ditty they’re singing in the city
espeshly when they’ve bin on the gin or the beer
if you’ve got the patience your own imaginations
will tell you exactly what you wantto hear
oom pah pah, oom pah pah, that’s how it goes
oom pah pah, oom pah pah, ev’ryone knows
they all suppose what they want to suppose
when they hear oom pah pah
mister percy snodgrass would often have the odd glass
but never when he thought anybody could see
secretly he’d buy it and drink it on the quiet
and dream he was an earl wiv a girl on each knee
oom pah pah, oom pah pah, that’s how it goes
oom pah pah, oom pah pah, ev’ryone knows
they all suppose what they want to suppose
when they hear oom pah pah
pretty little sally goes walking down the alley
displays her pretty ankles to all of the men
they could see her garters but not for free and gratis
an inch or two and then she knew when to say when
oom pah pah, oom pah pah, that’s how it goes
oom pah pah, oom pah pah, ev’ryone knows
they all suppose what they want to suppose
when they hear oom pah pah