<Tr> <Th> Composer (s) </Th> <Td> Michael Flanders </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Lyricist (s) </Th> <Td> Donald Swann </Td> </Tr> <P> "Have Some Madeira M'Dear", also titled "Madeira, M'Dear?", is a darkly comic song by Flanders and Swann . It is a song about seduction and alcohol, containing complex and witty wordplay . </P> <P> The lyrics tell of an elderly rake who "slyly inveigles" an attractive young girl of seventeen to his flat where he offers her a glass of Madeira, a fortified Portuguese wine . The girl enthusiastically drains her glass, becoming slightly drunk in the process . Sensing victory, the rake offers the young girl another glass of wine, which she accepts . However, before raising it to her lips, she recalls her dying mother's warning to avoid red wine . With a cry, the girl drops the glass and flees the apartment, the old roué's pleas for her to remain echoing in her ears . The following morning, however, the young lady awakens in bed with a hangover and a beard tickling her ear . </P>

Who originally sang have some madeira my dear