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No. 3 - Duet - The Genie and Chris - "I am a high-toned Genie."

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Genie: Great master here am I,
your willing slave, who comes to serve you;
Don't let my austere looks,
in the least, unnerve you.
Oh, speak and tell me, pray,
Are you a prince or country jay,
Blue blood or common clay?
Elucidate on this point.
I am the slave of the lamp,
Tho' you be beggar or tramp,
A cut-throat, robber, or scamp,
Your orders I must obey.
Yet I dote on respectability,
For rank and name I have a keen eye;
Tho' father was a myth,
Dear mother was a Smith,
And I am a high-toned Genie.
Chris: Yet he dotes on respectability,
For rank and name he has a keen eye;
His father was a myth,
But his mother was a Smith,
And he is a high-toned Genie.
   
Genie: Aladdin was a master
whom I served with unfeigned pleasure,
He was a lad, in many respects a treasure,
Oh, how I loved the boy!
His orders were my constant joy,
Not once did he annoy
By parvenu quips or quirks;
I am the slave of the lamp,
Tho' you be beggar or tramp,
A cut-throat, robber, or scamp,
Your orders I must obey.
Yet I dote on respectability,
For rank and name I have a keen eye;
Tho' father was a myth,
Dear mother was a Smith,
And I am a high-toned Genie.
Chris: Yet he dotes on respectability,
For rank and name he has a keen eye;
His father was a myth,
But his mother was a Smith,
And he is a high-toned Genie.

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