I’ve been to a marvellous party
Elise made an entrance with May.
You’d never have guessed
From her fisherman’s vest
That her bust had been whittled away.

I’ve been to a marvellous party. party
I’ve been to a marvellous party. party
I’ve been to a marvellous party. party
I’ve been to a marvellous party. party

Poor Lulu got fried on Chianti
And talked about esprit de corps.

I’ve been to a marvellous party. party
I’ve been to a marvellous party. party
I’ve been to a marvellous party. party
I’ve been to a marvellous party. party
I’ve been to a marvellous party. party
I’ve been to a marvellous party. party

I’ve been to a marvellous party.
We played a wonderful game.
Maureen disappeared
And came back in a beard
And we all had to guess at her name.
Cecil arrived wearing armour,
Some shells and a black feather boa.
Poor Millicent wore a surrealist comb
Made of bits of mosaic from St Peter’s in Rome
But the weight was so great that she had to go home
Well I couldn’t have liked it more!

I’ve been to a marvellous party.
I must say the fun was intense.
We all had to do
What the people we knew
Might be doing 100 years hence.
We talked about growing old gracefully
And Elsie, who’s 74,
Said: “A) it’s a question of being sincere
And B) if you’re supple you’ve got nothing to fear.”
Then she swung upside down from a chandelier
And I coudn’t have liked it more!

I went to a marvellous party.
We didn’t sit down till ten.
Y’know young Bobby Carr
Did a stunt at the bar
With a lot of extraordinary men.
And with a lot of extraordinary men.
And with a lot of extraordinary men.

I’ve been to a marvellous party. party
I’ve been to a marvellous party. party
I’ve been to a marvellous party. party
I’ve been to a marvellous party. party
I’ve been to a marvellous party. party
I’ve been to a marvellous party. party
I’ve been to a marvellous party. party