No. 6: Who Are You, Sir?

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Cox.
Who are you, Sir? Tell me who?

Cox (Donald Adams, facing) meets
Box (Frederick Sinden)

Box.
If it comes to that, Sir? Who are you?

Cox.
Who are you, sir?

Box.
What's that to you, sir?

Cox.
What's that to who, sir?

Box.	Cox.
Who, sir? You, sir? Who are you, sir? Tell me who, sir? Who are you, sir? Tell me who, sir? Who are you, sir? Tell me who, sir? You, sir? Yes, 'tis the hatter! Yes, 'tis the hatter.	Who are you, sir? Tell me who, sir? Who are you, sir? Tell me who, sir? Who are you, sir? Tell me who, sir? Yes, 'tis the printer! Yes, 'tis the printer.

Cox.
Printer, printer, take a hinter, Leave the room or else shall I, Vainly struggle with the fire, With the raging fierce desire To do you an injury, an injury!

Box.
Hatter, hatter, cease your clatter, Leave the room or else shall I, Vainly struggle with the fire, With the raging fierce desire, To do you an injury, an injury!

Box.	Cox.
Hatter, hatter, cease your clatter, Hatter, hatter, cease your clatter, go. Hatter, hatter, cease your clatter, Hatter, hatter, cease your clatter, Hatter, hatter, hatter, Hatter, hatter, cease your clatter, go. Hatter, hatter, cease your clatter, Hatter, hatter, cease your clatter, Hatter, hatter, hatter, Hatter, hatter, cease your clatter, go.	Printer, printer, take a hinter, Printer, printer, take a hinter, go. Printer, printer, take a hinter, Printer, printer, take a hinter, Printer, printer, printer, Printer, printer, take a hinter, go. Printer, printer, take a hinter, Printer, printer, take a hinter, Printer, printer, printer, Printer, printer, take a hinter, go.

Cox.
Your room! If on that you're bent, Here is my receipt for rent.

Box.
Your receipt is very fine. If you come to that, sir - If you come to that, sir -

Box.	Cox.	Bouncer.
Here is mine.	Thieves!
Murder!	Bouncer!
He can settle the hatter,	He can settle the printer,
Turn out the man!	Turn out the man!
Bouncer!
	Bouncer!
Bouncer!
	Bouncer!
		Rataplan! Rataplan! Rataplan! Rataplan! Rataplan!

All Three.

Rataplan, Rataplan,
Rataplan, Rataplan, plan, plan, plan,
Rataplan, Rataplan,
Rataplan, plan, plan, plan,
Rataplan, Rataplan,
Rataplan, Rataplan, plan, plan, plan,
Rataplan, Rataplan,
Rataplan, plan, plan, plan, plan, plan, plan,
Rataplan, Rataplan, plan, plan.

Rataplan, Rataplan,
Rataplan, Rataplan,
Rataplan, plan, plan, plan, plan, plan, plan,
Rataplan, Rataplan,
Rataplan, Rataplan,
Rataplan, plan, plan, plan, plan, plan, plan,
Rataplan, Rataplan, Rataplan,
Rataplan, plan, plan, plan, plan,
Rataplan, Rataplan,
Rataplan, Rataplan, Rataplan,

Box.	Cox & Bouncer.
Rataplan,	plan, plan, plan, plan, plan, plan,
Rataplan,	plan, plan, plan, plan, plan, plan,
Rataplan, Rataplan, Rataplan, Rata-	Rataplan, Rataplan, Rataplan, Rata-

Box.	(spoken) What do you mean by singing Rataplan, Sir?
Cox.	(spoken) What do you mean by singing Rataplan, Sir?
Box.	(spoken) I mean nothing, Sir.
Cox.	(spoken) So do I, Sir.
Box.	(spoken) Very well, Sir.
Cox.	(spoken) Very well, Sir.

All three continue singing "Rataplan" etc., to the end of the number.

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