Princess Toto Web Opera Act 1 No. 5

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No. 5: Quintet (Toto, Jelly, Doro, Zapeter & King Portico)
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Prince Doro.
	Come, let us haste, love, to make us one,
		And on your finger I will place a token;
(aside.) This is a thing that’s very often done,
		For promises are made but to be broken.
Princess Toto.
	I'll be a bride this very day, this very day,
		And you should have been here some days before, oh!
(aside.) I've resolv'd to give my heart away,
		And if to anyone, ah! why not to Doro?

Toto & Doro

Zapeter. (aside.)			King. (aside.)
	They cannot wait; If he is late			We cannot wait; If he is late
		It’s my affair, And I must bear			It’s his affair, And he must bear
	Without offence The consequence, Without offence The consequence			Without offence The consequence, Without offence The consequence
		Of being late;			Of being late;

Zapeter. (aside.)			Jelly & King. (aside.)
	They cannot wait, If he is late			We cannot wait, If he is late
		It’s my affair, It’s my affair,			It’s his affair, It’s his affair,
	They cannot wait,			We cannot wait,
		And I must bear			And he must bear
	The consequence			The consequence
		Of being late.			Of being late.

Jelly.
	We cannot wait, We will not wait.

Toto.		Jelly.		Doro.		Zapeter.		King.
	I'll be a bride				Come let us haste
			We cannot wait,				They cannot wait,		We cannot wait,
	this very day,				to make us one,
			We cannot wait,				They cannot wait,		We cannot wait,
	I'll be a bride this very, very day.				And on your finger I will place a token,
					This is a thing that's very often done For promises are made but to be broken.
	I'll be a bride
			Tho' he be late				Tho' he be late		Tho' he be late
	this very day,
			We cannot wait				They will not wait		We cannot wait
	this very day. And you should have been here some days before, oh!				Ah! let us hasten, let us hasten, love, to make us one.
	I've resolv'd to give my heart away And if to anyone, ah! why not to
	Doro? Ah!				Let us haste away, we cannot wait,		Now they haste away, they cannot wait,		Let us haste away, we cannot wait,
	Ah!				haste away, yes, haste away.		haste away, they haste away.		haste away, yes, haste away.
	I've resolv'd, \i've resolv'd to give my heart away,
	and if to anyone,		Ah, let us haste away,		Now let us haste away,		Ah, now they haste away,		Now let us haste away,
	and if to anyone,		Ah, let us haste away!		Now let us haste away!		Ah, now they haste away!		Now let us haste away!
	why not to
	Doro?		Ah, haste away!		Ah, haste away!		They haste away!		Ah, haste away!

Toto, Jelly, Doro & King.			Zapeter.
	So let us away to the wedding,			So now they are off to the wedding,
		Away, away, to the wedding today,			They're off, they're off to the wedding today,
	No minuet measure be treading,			While I many tears shall be shedding,
		But merrily trip it away.			And there’ll be the Dickens to pay.

Toto.	Ah! Away, away,
Jelly & Doro.	We'll trip it away!
Toto.	Ah! Away, away,
Jelly & Doro.	We'll trip it away!
Doro.	Ah! Let us away to the wedding, Away to the wedding today.
Toto.	So let us away, so let us away, Away to the wedding, Away to the wedding, The wedding today.
Jelly & Doro.	So let us away, so let us away, Away to the wedding, Away to the wedding, The wedding today.
Toto, Jelly & Doro.	Away, away,

Toto.		Jelly.		Doro.		Zapeter.		King.
							The Dickens to pay,		We'll trip it away,
	Away, away,		Away, away,		Away, away,
							The Dickens to pay,		We'll trip it away,
	We'll merrily trip it, trip it,		We'll merrily trip it, trip it,		We'll merrily trip it, trip it,
	Ah!		Ah!		Ah!		to pay!		away!
	So now let us away to the wedding,		So now let us away to the wedding,		So now let us away to the wedding,		So now they are off to the wedding,		So now let us away to the wedding,
	Away, away to the wedding today.		Away, away to the wedding today.		Away, away to the wedding today.		Away, away to the wedding today.		Away, away to the wedding today.
	No minuet measure be treading,		No minuet measure be treading,		No minuet measure be treading,		While I many tears shall be shedding,		No minuet measure be treading,
	But merrily, merrily		But merrily, merrily		But merrily,		But there'll be the Dickens to		But merrily, merrily
	off to the wedding today,		off to the wedding today,		trip it away,		pay, the Dickens to pay,		trip it away,
	merrily, merrily trip it away,		merrily, merrily trip it away,		merrily, merrily trip it away,		tere'll be the Dickens, the Dickens to pay,
	away!		away!		away!		to pay!		away!
	Let us away, let us away, let us trip it, trip it,		Let us away, let us away, let us trip it, trip it,		Let us away, let us away, let us trip it, trip it,		Running away, running away, now they trip it, trip it,		Let us away, let us away, let us trip it, trip it,
	trip it, trip it, merrily, merrily,		trip it, trip it, merrily, merrily,		trip it, trip it, merrily, merrily,		trip it, trip it, merrily, merrily,		trip it, trip it, merrily, merrily,
	trip to the wedding today,		trip to the wedding today,		trip to the wedding today,		trip to the wedding today,		trip to the wedding today,
	Let us away, let us away,		Let us away, let us away,		Let us away, let us away,		Running away, running away,		Let us away, let us away,
	let us trip it, trip it,		let us trip it, trip it,		let us trip it, trip it,		now they trip it, trip it,		let us trip it, trip it,
	trip it, trip it,		trip it, trip it,		trip it, trip it,		trip it, trip it,		trip it, trip it,
	merrily , merrily, trip to the wedding today,		merrily , merrily, trip to the wedding today,		merrily , merrily, trip to the wedding today,		merrily , merrily, trip to the wedding today,		merrily , merrily, trip to the wedding today,
	Let us away, let us away, let us away, away, away!		Let us away, let us away, let us away, away, away!		Let us away, let us away, let us away, away, away!		Running away, running away, running away, away, away!		Let us away, let us away, let us away, away, away!

All but ZAPETER dance off.

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