Act 2 No. 17
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No. 17 - Trio - Gus, Archie and Gigg
| Gus: | Oh, memory's a funny thing indeed, It's often very feeble and uncertain; |
| Archie: | When incidents occur Over which you would prefer In the future, so to speak, to draw a curtain. |
| Gigg: | If creditors for settlement you press, One needn't stop to listen to their chatter! Just tell them you regret That you can't recall their debt, For your mind is quite a blank upon the matter. |
| Gus: | It's blank, |
| Archie: | Blank, |
| Gigg: | Absolutely blank! |
| All: | Look them in the face With an expression that is frank. It's convenient to find, On occasions, that your mind |
| Gus: | Is blank, |
| Archie: | Blank, |
| Gigg: | Absolutely blank! |
| Gigg: | Suppose I live in town, and one fine day I hail a hansom cabby outside my gate; |
| Gus: | And then request the man, Just as quickly as he can, Say, to drive you all the way from there to Highgate. |
| Archie: | He does his best your orders to obey, He knows the journey's worth a lot of money; |
| Gigg: | But when he puts me down, And I hand him half-a-crown, The expression on his face is rather funny. |
| Gus: | It's blank, |
| Archie: | Blank, |
| Gigg: | Absolutely blank! |
| All: | Cabby's very sorry that you called him off the rank; Oh, he makes a lot of noise, And the language he employs |
| Gus: | Is blank, |
| Archie: | Blank, |
| Gigg: | Absolutely blank! |
| Gus: | In racing, or in betting on a horse, You may not take the interest that heaps take, |
| Archie: | But all the same, you may Be prevail'd upon one day Just to enter for a harmless little sweepstake; |
| Gigg: | You hope to draw the favourite, of course, You're told there's really nothing that can lick it; |
| Archie: | But when the draw takes place, On the day before the race, You are shocked to find on looking at your ticket, |
| Gus: | It's blank, |
| Archie: | Blank, |
| Gigg: | Absolutely blank. |
| All: | Still, you feel you've only got your wretched luck to thank, There are prizes, one or two, But the number drawn by you |
| Gus: | Is blank, |
| Archie: | Blank, |
| All: | Absolutely blank. |
| Archie: | Perhaps you're one of those who long to show The Drama is in need of much improvement |
| Gus: | Of a theatre then, may be, You become the sole lessee, And resolve to be the leader of the movement. |
| Gigg: | You wouldn't stage a comedy, oh, no! Or even melodrama that's excitin'; The play that you rehearse Is a tragedy in verse — Well, you know the sort of verse some poets write in. |
| Gus: | It's blank, |
| Archie: | Blank, |
| Gigg: | Absolutely blank. |
| All: | Certainly it won't improve your balance at the bank. When the piece has run a bit, Stalls and gallery and pit |
| Gus: | Are blank, |
| Archie: | Blank, |
| All: | Absolutely blank. |
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