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No. 8 - Song - Alexis - "Overrated."
| Alexis: | A king am I in royal state, I do just what I'm told to; I eat off heavy silver plate, On Sundays I have gold, too! I like a walk when it is fine, But haven't lately tried it, For though the King's high road is mine, There may be mines inside it! Oh, dear! life's a weary thing! I'd rather be a butcher or a baker than a king! I'd just as soon my fork and spoon were but electroplated — Royalty's a bus'ness that is greatly overrated. |
I've just been told that I must wed, And not delay or linger To put my crown on someone's head, My ring on someone's finger! There isn't time to take a kiss Or have an hour for courting, And though I stand a chance of bliss, The chance is hardly sporting! Oh, dear! when of royal rank, Your marriage is a lottery, your bride a perfect blank! To Mendelssohn's familiar tones the match is celebrated — That's a piece of music that is greatly overrated! |
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| Some people long to change the laws, And win a public hearing By speeches for a noble cause That sets the people cheering! But when at last the law is passed, It proves a lifeless letter; Your endless fame is fading fast, And nobody's the better. Oh, dear! what is glory worth? A little bit of marble on a little pot of earth! A line one reads in which your deeds are utterly mis-stated And the people's over-taxed and grossly overrated! |
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Page modified 13 October 2016