Not Cricket to Picket
Decorum Dilemma: Barbra Streisand's Musical Etiquette Lesson
Lyrics
It's not cricket to picket, not cricket
Expressing disapproval of picketing, using the metaphor of "cricket" to suggest it is not a fair or sportsmanlike behavior.
Oh, no it's just not coming for to picket
Reiterating the idea that picketing is not appropriate, emphasizing the refusal to participate.
You haven't any right you know, you're acting in great haste
Claiming that picketers don't have the right to picket and are acting hastily.
Just think of the predicament in which your boss is placed
Highlighting the predicament of the boss caused by picketing.
And entrenous I think, it's an exceedingly bad taste
Suggesting that picketing is in bad taste, using the phrase "exceedingly bad taste" to convey strong disapproval.
Not cricket to picket, not cricket
Reiterating the idea that picketing goes against the principles of fairness and sportsmanship.
It's not cricket to picket, not cricket
Continuing to express disapproval of picketing, describing it as atrocious and gauche.
Atrocious and gauche you know, to picket
Encouraging picketers to go home and endure difficulties quietly, contrasting with the noisy behavior of picketing.
Go home and starve like gentlemen, not like a noisy brood
Advising picketers to handle their struggles with dignity and not create a disturbance.
Real ladies never make a fuss, though they like clothes and food
Contrasting picketers with "real ladies" who do not cause a fuss, emphasizing composure and restraint.
And money's never talked about, for that would be quite rude
Stating that refined individuals do not discuss money openly, deeming it rude.
Not cricket to picket not cricket
Repeating the notion that picketing is not in line with fair and sportsmanlike conduct.
It's not picket to cricket, not picket
Playing with the words, suggesting that picketing is not the proper response to cricket, using a playful inversion.
Uncultured and unmannerly to picket
Describing picketing as uncultured and unmannerly, reinforcing the idea of its impropriety.
You know you're misbehaving now, you mus'nt lose your mind
Accusing picketers of misbehaving and warning against losing composure.
You're being so inelegant and frankly quite unkind
Criticizing the picketers for being inelegant and unkind, pointing out their behavior.
Excuse my indiscretion, but you're older than refined
Apologizing for the frank comment on age, suggesting that the picketers are behaving in a manner unbecoming of their age.
Not picket to cricket not picket
Reiterating that picketing is not in line with the expected behavior, using the cricket metaphor.
It ain't ticket to stick it, not picket
Playing with the words again, suggesting that sticking it (picketing) is not a ticket (proper action).
Now offer some, get each man there a cricket
Sarcastically suggesting that the picketers should offer some cricket tickets instead of picketing.
Oh dear, where is your decency, no Vanderbilts or Asters
Expressing disappointment at the lack of decency in picketers, referencing prominent families like Vanderbilts and Asters as examples of decency.
Would ask in such a vulgar way, be fitting only dexters
Comparing picketers to vulgar individuals, emphasizing the inappropriate nature of their request.
I beg you get the hell away, you lousy bunch of
Expressing strong disapproval and urging the picketers to leave.
What do you mean disturbing the peace?
Questioning the picketers for disturbing the peace, highlighting the disruptive nature of their actions.
Come with you often, oh, you see, you're brushing my mink
Indicating a lack of familiarity and discomfort with the picketers' actions, using a metaphor involving brushing a mink.
Get your hands off, kid, you don't seem to know
Rejecting physical contact from the picketers and asserting personal boundaries.
Who I am, or whom I know
Expressing frustration at the picketers' ignorance of the speaker's identity and social connections.
Listen, I'm an intimate friend of Jimmy Walker
Asserting a connection to Jimmy Walker, possibly to establish social standing and discourage the picketers.
You won't get me in the [Incomprehensible]
Ending abruptly, leaving the final word incomplete and open to interpretation.
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