Any Other Time

All of us play our very best game —

Any other time.

Golf or billiards, it's all the same —

Any other time.

Lose a match and you always say,

‘ Just my luck! I was‘ off’ to-day!

I could have beaten him quite half-way —

Any other time!’

After a fiver you ought to go —

Any other time.

Every man that you ask says‘ Oh,

Any OTHER time.

Lend you a fiver! I'd lend you two,

But I'm overdrawn and my bills are due,

Wish you'd ask me — now, mind you do —

Any other time!’

Fellows will ask you out to dine —

Any other time.

‘ Not to-night, for we're twenty-nine —

Any other time.

Not to-morrow, for cook's on strike,

Not next day, I'll be out on the bike —

Just drop in whenever you like —

Any other time!’

Seasick passengers like the sea —

Any other time.

‘ Something.. I ate.. disagreed.. with me!

Any other time

Ocean-trav'lling is.. simply bliss,

Must be my.. liver.. has gone amiss..

Why, I would.. laugh.. at a sea.. like this —

Any other time.’

Most of us mean to be better men —

Any other time:

Regular upright characters then —

Any other time.

Yet somehow as the years go by

Still we gamble and drink and lie,

When it comes to the last we'll want to die —

Any other time!