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Thread #130177   Message #3492100
Posted By: MGM·Lion
19-Mar-13 - 07:52 AM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: When the Red Revolution Comes
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: When the Red Revolution Comes
The chorus when we used to sing it was

"Murder treason rape and arson
When the red revolution comes"

The first verse was

"We'll make Monty Burton wear a fifty shilling suit"

Now much dated: ref to two now defunct rival high street cheap clothes outlets called Montague Burton Ltd and The Fifty Shilling Tailors. Those were the days!, when you could get a suit for two pound ten shillings, ie £2½.

FWIW I had a couple of Montague Burton suits made in my 1950s student days, for 12 guineas each IIRC: they were actually excellent value! Also got my first Dinner Jacket {'tuxedo'} suit there for Cambridge May Balls &c. I think Burtons still exist under another name ~~ Arcadia or some such. If of interest, see wiki entries under Sir Montague Burton, Burton Clothing, Fifty Shilling Tailors (who became John Collier at one time).

~M~