NEVER MIND THE FOOD CONTROLLER
(Weston / Lee)

as recorded by Florrie Forde
1917


Not so long ago,
My brother Joe
Said to his sweetheart Mary,
"Marry me dear!", but she said, "No,
For down at the Maypole Dairy,
I've seen the wives with their empty bags,
All standing in a queue.I shall go up the pole
With this food control
If I had to keep house for you!"
Then Joe struck a lovely idea
And whispered in her ear -

Never mind the food controller,
We'll live on love!
Just one kiss and squeeze
Will be better than bread and cheese!
Never mind my sugar ration,
For your lips I've got a passion,
They're so sweet, they'll sweeten all my tea and coffee,
They're as sweet as any toffee!
Never mind the food controller,
My turtle dove.
For breakfast and dinner
We can have a little cup o' love, sweet love,
And you can warm it up for supper!
Never mind the food controller,
We'll live on love!

Kissin her lips, he said,
"Pip pip, listen shall be our grocer.
But with the accent on the lips,
And Mary, if you come closer,
You'll feel the fire within my heart
So we shan't want for coal,
And we can sup
Till we're right fed up,
For it's something they can't control!
So feed me on kisses galore
And help to win the war!

Never mind the food controller,
We'll live on love!
Just one kiss and squeeze
Will be better than bread and cheese!
Never mind my sugar ration,
For your lips I've got a passion,
They're so sweet, they'll sweeten all my tea and coffee,
They're as sweet as any toffee!
Never mind the food controller,
My turtle dove.
For breakfast and dinner
We can have a little cup o' love, sweet love,
And you can warm it up for supper!
Never mind the food controller,
We'll live on love!




(Transcribed by Peter Akers - October 2019)