Mad Dogs and Englishmen (song) in a heated argument as to whether 'In Bangkok at twelve o'clock they foam at the mouth and run' came at the end of the first refrain or at the end of the second. President Roosevelt held firmly to the latter view and refused to budge even under the impact of Churchillian rhetoric. In this he was right and when, a little later, I asked Mr Churchill about the incident, he admitted defeat like a man." Mad Dogs and Englishmen (song) "Mad Dogs and Englishmen" is a song written by Noël Coward and first performed in "The Third Little Show"
Words and Music (musical) in the show, praised "Mad About the Boy", "Midnight Matinée" and the parodies of Casanova and "Journey's End", and was undecided about "Let's Say Goodbye." It praised the performances of St Helier, Brent, Hare, Barbour, Steffi Duna and Nora Howard. "The Daily Mirror" commented, "Words and Music" "bears the stamp of genius... 'Mad Dogs and Englishmen' is another song that goes with such snap and sparkle that it is bound to be heard wherever there are gramophones and pianos... "Words and Music" has nothing in common with the average revue. Mr Coward, indeed, lifts it far above the ordinary". Coward