No. 4 - Chorus - "Here come the la-dies" and Concerted Piece.

Lyrics by Harry Greenbank

[Chorus:] Here come the ladies who dazzle Society,
Leaders of etiquette, pinks of propriety,
Crême de la crême of the latest variety,
End-of-the-century girls; (Of the century,)
Strictest observers of social formalities,
Wearers of modern modistes' specialities,
Only residing in top-top localities,
Flocking where fashion unfurls.
[Lady Edytha:] To the barracks we have come,
[Chorus:] Rumty tum! Rumty tum! Rumty tum!
[Lady Edytha:] But of course it wouldn't do
[Chorus:] Tootle too! Tootle! Tootle too!
[Lady Edytha:] For a girl to come alone
So we've brought a chaperone
Who can more than hold her own
[Chorus:] Hold her own.
[Ladies:] With a military man,
Rat-a-plan!
[Men:] Rat-a-plan! plan, plan, plan, plan!
[Two Girls:] For we're dear little girls
with an innocent way,
And we've come for a walk
to the barracks today;
We are taking the air,
As the weather is fair,
So you'll please have a care
What you do and you say!
[Chorus:] They are dear little girls
with an innocent way,
And they've come for a walk
to the barracks today;
They're a sweet little pair
Who are taking the air,
So we must have a care
What we do and say!

[Miss Gladys:] We observe you're looking glum,
[Chorus:] Rumty tum! Rumty tum! Rumty tum!
[Miss Gladys:] And we sympathise with you,
[Chorus:] Tootle too! Tootle! Tootle too!
[Miss Gladys:] For it would have been such fun
If we'd come here one by one,
But the thing is never done
[Chorus:] Never done.
[Ladies:] With a military man,
Rat-a-plan!
[Men:] Rat-a-plan! plan, plan, plan, plan!
[Two Girls:] For we're dear little girls
with an innocent way,
And we've come for a walk
to the barracks today;
We are taking the air,
As the weather is fair,
So you'll please have a care
What you do and you say!
[Chorus:] They are dear little girls
with an innocent way,
And they've come for a walk
to the barracks today;
They're a sweet little pair
Who are taking the air,
So we must have a care
What we do and say!

[Goldfield:] In the name of the gallant Life Guards I may
To our visitors fair be permitted to say
That the regiment all, overjoyed at their call,
Gives them heartiest welcome and bids them to stay.
[Ladies:] Rat-a-plan!
[Men:] Rat-a-plan! plan, plan, plan, plan!
[Ladies:] For we're dear little girls
with an innocent way,
And we've come for a walk
to the barracks today;
We are taking the air,
As the weather is fair,
So you'll please have a care
What you do and you say!
[Chorus:] They are dear little girls
with an innocent way,
And they've come for a walk
to the barracks today;
They're a sweet little pair
Who are taking the air,
So we must have a care
What we do and say!