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No. 3 - Song - Emperor and Chorus

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Chorus: Hail, hail, hail, all hail,
Hail, hail, hail, all hail,
Hail the sacred Emperor.
Hail, hail, hail, all hail,
Hail the sacred, sacred Emperor.
Emperor: Oh yes, oh yes,
Chorus: Oh yes, oh yes,
Emperor: I must confess,
Chorus: He must confess,
Emperor: I'm the very delectable
Highly respectable Emperor Hang Chow.
Chorus: The very delectable
Highly respectable Emperor Hang Chow.
Emperor: And this is the hand that seeks a mate
The hand of the worthy potentate
The very delectable highly respectable
Emperor Hang Chow.
Chorus: The very delectable
Highly respectable Emperor Hang Chow.
Emperor: And this is the warm and gushing heart
That yearns to play a loving part
That goes with the hand that seeks a mate
The hand of the worthy potentate
The very delectable highly respectable
Emperor Hang Chow.
Chorus: The very delectable
Highly respectable Emperor Hang Chow.
Emperor: And this is the smile so soft and sleek
That proves a nature mild and meek
That illumins the warm and gushing heart
That yearns to play a loving part
That goes with the hand that seeks a mate
The hand of the worthy potentate
The very delectable highly respectable
Emperor Hang Chow.
Chorus: That very delectable
Highly respectable Emperor Hang Chow.
Emperor: And this the over-flowing purse
Without which life would be a curse
That induces the smile so soft and sleek
That proves a nature mild and meek
That illumins the warm and gushing heart
That yearns to play a loving part
That goes with the hand that seeks a mate
The hand of the worthy potentate
The very delectable highly respectable
Emperor Hang Chow.
Chorus: That very delectable
Highly respectable Emperor Hang Chow.
Emperor: And this the marriage settlement
That gives my bride and her descent
The charge of the over-flowing purse
without which life would be a curse
that induces the smile so soft and sleek
That proves a nature mild and meek
That illumins the warm and gushing heart
That yearns to play a loving part
That goes with the hand that seeks a mate
The hand of the worthy potentate
The very delectable highly respectable
Emperor Hang Chow.
Chorus: That very delectable
Highly respectable Emperor Hang Chow.

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