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No. 9 - Opening Chorus - Act II
| Chorus: | Very fine tea-house, this, Very good trade they do, Very much sought for home of bliss, Very nice tea-girls, too! Very good tea they blend With very nice Geisha tune, Very good place to come and spend Very hot afternoon! Afternoon! Very fine tea-house, Very fine tea-girls, Very fine afternoon! |
| Ladies: | Down before you Low we bend, We implore you Condescend On your most exalted persons To permit us to attend. We will bring you Eggs or fish, Anything you Deign to wish, If you'll indicate the nature Of the undeserving dish. |
| Men: | Very nicely You enquire What precisely We desire, With a studious politeness That we cannot but admire. Methods seemly, Manners bland, Are extremely In demand; Yours are more than merely polish'd, One might say they were japanned! |
| All: | If a gentleman could ever Stoop to anything so clever, He might say We were japanned! [Ladies:] Down before you Low we bend, We implore you Condescend On your most exalted persons To permit us to attend. We will bring you Eggs or fish, Anything you Deign to wish, If you'll indicate the nature Of the undeserving dish. |
| Geisha: | Full of feminine fascination, Graceful gesture, roguish glance; We're a liberal education In the art of song and dance. Ah, ah! We're alternately shy and shameless, Fondly free or coyly cold, Archly innocent, Blandly blameless, Bold as brass or good as gold. Ah, ah! With all deference, Name your preference, Bold as brass or good as gold. |
| Chorus: | Very fine tea-house, this, Very good trade they do, Very much sought for home of bliss, Very nice tea-girls, too! Very good tea they blend With very nice Geisha tune, Very good place to come and spend Very hot afternoon! Afternoon! Very fine tea-house, Very fine tea-girls, Very fine afternoon! Very fine tea-house, Very fine tea-girls, Very fine afternoon! |
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