Mick Brady: Lyrics

Here’s to the man who invented swimming

From all of the men and all of the women

Who’ve taken a plunge in the sea or the pool

In trunks, in bikinis, shorts and in the nude

Nobody knows where he got the idea

But it sure turned out to be a winner

It made the world a much better place

For the amusement of the human race

Here’s to the man who invented laughter

Just what prehistoric jokers were after

Now we’ve sitcoms and standups and comedy clubs

We’ve got pantos and satire and telling jokes in the pub

Here’s to the girl who invented singing

Starting off from humble beginnings

We’ve got tenors, sopranos, altos and choirs

We’ve cantatas and doo-wop and sing-songs at campfires

What about the pair who invented kissing?

Till then no one knew the fun they were missing

Now everyone’s at it, on the neck and the eyes

On the cheeks and the lips and other places besides

© Mick Brady