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No. 26 - Song - Rufus and Chorus

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Rufus: Our rare scheme has begun to pan out,
Chorus:   pan out,
Rufus: 'Twas diplomacy brought it about,
Chorus:   about,
Rufus: 'Twas a royal game, and it's all in a name,
For the highest name's sure to pan out,
Chorus:   pan out,
Rufus: My Lord Dolphin, he didn't pan out,
Chorus:   pan out,
Rufus: Japan royalty put him to rout,
    to rout,
Rufus: My lord's a great catch,
My lord's hard to match,
But a title that's higher pans out,
Chorus:   pans out.
   
Rufus: An American always pans out,
Chorus:   pans out,
Rufus: Sends a deadlock with ease up the spout,
Chorus:   the spout,
Rufus: For he sails right in, and is sure to win,
He's sublime, for he always pans out,
Chorus:   pans out,
Rufus: There's a popular way to pan out,
Chorus:   pan out,
Rufus: Let the other man storm the redoubt,
Chorus:   redoubt,
Rufus: You're set on a pinnacle.
A light in the binnacle!
While the other man storms, you pan out,
Chorus:   pan out.
   
Rufus: When a run's on a bank, can't pan out,
Chorus:   pan out,
Rufus: The directors all down with the gout,
Chorus:   the gout,
Rufus: Their Delmonico dinners then fall to beginners,
And a new bank is hatch'd to pan out,
Chorus:   pan out.
Rufus: The swell raquet just now that pans out,
Chorus:   pans out,
Rufus: Is the skating rink raquet, sans doubt,
Chorus:   sans doubt,
Rufus: You roll and you glide,
You skim and you slide;
While you work, the rink owner pans out.
Chorus:   pans out.

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