Accountancy Shanty

ACCOUNTANCY SHANTY
Sung by Eric Idle
Music by Eric Idle and John Du Prez, words by Eric Idle
From `The Crimson Permanent Assurance’
A Short Subject Preceding ‘Monty Python’s the Meaning of Life’

Full speed ahead, Mister Cohen!

Up, up, up, your premium
Up, up, up, your premium

Scribble away…
(and balance the books)

Scribble away…
(but balance the books)

It’s fun to charter an accountant
And sail the wide accountancy
To find, explore the funds offshore
And skirt the shoals of bankruptcy
It can be manly in insurance
We’ll up your premium semi-annually
It’s all tax-deductible
We’re fairly incorruptible
We’re sailing on the wide accountancy!

Oh this is fun, Mister Cohen.
Fetch me another exotic charoot!

To port!
Bring a port to sherry! And a medium lie sherry to port!

Balance the books!

(fade out)