As a Rule Songtext
von Gilbert O’Sullivan

Now I′m not, I'm not in anyway a prude
But the sight of two people cavorting on stage
Doing what can only be termed a natural act
Is unless you wear a raincoat, only good for a laugh


As a rule, I never smoke while on duty
It just isn′t on, do I make myself clear
Though at times if there's nobody looking, I will
I mean, life's too short and if I didn′t smoke, I bet
What with the luck that I have?
I′d probably die of worry, and that would be
That would be, that would be that

Who would have thought it was humanly possible
To mate an elephant with a kangaroo
Well, as my dear old mother once said in a rage
Next thing you know, they'll have pigs on the stage

Whoever said blue skies were better than red
Must have been talking from out of his hat
I mean whose ever heard of a blue sky at night
I don′t like waiting or suffocating in overcrowded tubes
But I like good wine with my dinner, don't you?


Yes, we do, yes, we do, yes, we do
Yes, we do, yes, we do, yes, we do, yes, we do