DON'T HAVE ANY MORE MRS MOORE
Harry Castling & James Walsh   1926


Lily Morris


Mrs Moore, who lives next door,
Is such a dear old soul,
Of children she has a score,
And a husband on the dole!
I don't know how she manages to keep that lot, I'm sure,
I said to her today as she was standing at the door;


"Don't have any more Mrs Moore,
Mrs Moore, please don't have any more!
The more you have the more you'll want, they say,
you And enough is as good as a feast any day!
If have any more, Mrs Moore,
You'll have to take the house next door!
They're alright when they're here,
But take my advice, old dear,
Don't have any more Mrs Moore!"


The little inn she uses is called The Wooden Hut,
She's first one in at opening time, and last out when they shut!
And when she's had a few she tries to do the lah-de-dah'
And gets so ratty when they shout at her acroos the bar;


"Don't have any more Mrs Moore,
Mrs Moore, please don't have any more!
The more you have the more you'll want, they say,
you And enough is as good as a feast any day!
If have any more, Mrs Moore,
You'll never get to your street door!
Too many double gins
Give the ladies double chins!
Don't have any more Mrs Moore!"


She's had a lot of husbands who in love with her have fell,
This one is the seventh one, and he don't look too well!
A year ago she married him, and on their weddind day,
As they were walking down the aisle, I heard the parson say;


"Don't have any more Mrs Moore,
Mrs Moore, please don't have any more!
The more you have the more you'll want, they say,
you And enough is as good as a feast any day!
If have any more, Mrs Moore,
I don't know what we'll do, I'm sure!
Our cemetery's so small,
There'll be no room for them all!
Don't have any more Mrs Moore!"


"Don't have any more Mrs Moore,
Mrs Moore, please don't have any more!
The more you have the more you'll want, they say,
you And enough is as good as a feast any day!
If have any more, Mrs Moore,
I don't know what we'll do, I'm sure!
Our cemetery's so small,
There'll be no room for them all!
Don't have any more Mrs Moore!"










(Contributed by Peter Akers - October 2008)