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ACT I
No. 1 - Opening Chorus
| Chorus: | To our Charity Bazaar, come and buy, buy, buy! From a shop-man to a Czar, low or high, or high, You'll be smiled upon and petted By a beauty coronetted; It's a Charity Bazaar, that is why! that is why! |
| Ladies: | At the Charity Bazaar any man... |
| Men: | Any man |
| Ladies: | Can acquire a crackle jar, or a fan! |
| Men: | Or a fan! |
| All: | Or a titled lady palmist Will allure the very calmest At a Charity Bazaar, That's the plan! That's the plan! To our Charity Bazaar, come and buy, buy, buy! |
| Sopranos: | Come and buy! |
| Others: | Come and buy! |
| Sopranos: | Come and buy! |
| Others: | Come and buy! |
| All: | Come and buy! Come and buy! |
| Stall Holders: | At present we're not very, very clear What all our pretty, pretty show's about; It's understood there's something good The secretary knows about, To feed the blacks with perfect, perfect stacks Of dainties never, never nigger ate, For such an end you'll gladly spend Five shillings for a cigarette! |
| Men: | Five shillings! |
| Stall Holders: | Five shillings! I'm sure it's cheap enough, And just another half-a-crown to start it with a puff! |
| You drink a cup of coffee, coffee up, And pay an eighteen penny, penny rate; By acts like these the Soudanese Will soon become regenerate, A decent dress his life, his life will bless; No more, no more he'll bolt his mutton whole; For such an end you'll gladly spend A guinea for a button-hole! |
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| Men: | A guinea! |
| Stall Holders: | A guinea! The lowest we can quote! And another half-a-guinea, and we'll pin it on your coat! |
| All: | A guinea, a guinea! The lowest we can quote! The lowest, lowest we can quote! |
| To the Charity Bazaar, come and buy, buy, buy! From a shop-man to a Czar, low or high, or high, |
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| Sopranos: | Come and buy! |
| Others: | Come and buy! |
| Sopranos: | Come and buy! |
| Others: | Come and buy! |
| All: | Come and buy! Come and buy! |
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Page modified 18 January 2017