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Chorus. | ||
Cheer up, old man – pluck up a heart; Cheer up, old man – you'll soon depart; |
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Cheer up, old man – ‘tis but for a while. | ||
Cheer up, old man – pluck up a heart; Cheer up, old man – you'll soon depart; |
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Cheer up, old man – give us one smile; | ||
Cheer up, old man – pluck up, pluck up a heart; Cheer up, old man – you'll soon depart; Cheer up, old man – Cheer up, old man – Cheer up, old man – you'll soon depart; Cheer up, old man – pluck up a heart; Cheer up, old man – you'll soon depart; |
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Cheer up, old man – ‘tis but for a while. | ||
Cheer up, old man – pluck up a heart; Cheer up, old man – you'll soon depart; |
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Cheer up, old man – give us one smile; | ||
Cheer up, old man – you'll soon depart; Cheer up, old man – you'll soon depart. |
Jacquier. | ||
If he’s feeling weak or fainty, Go and fetch, go and fetch a tonic dainty; |
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If from want of food he drops, Feed him up with mutton chops, Oh! feed him, Oh! feed him up with mutton chops! |
Tenors. | Others. | ||
We'll feed him up, | |||
We'll feed him up, | |||
With mutton chops, | |||
With mutton chops, | |||
We'll feed him up, | |||
We'll feed him up, | |||
With mutton chops, | |||
mutton chops. | With mutton chops. |
Jacquier. | ||
Here’s Chateau-Margaux; pray mention | ||
If Lafitte you would prefer. | ||
None can pay too much attention | ||
To a poor old prisoner! | ||
Ah! feed him, Ah! feed him up with mutton chops! |
Jacquier & Chorus. | ||
Poor old man, | ||
Poor unhappy party, | ||
If you can, | ||
Make a dinner hearty! |
They dance around him.
Chorus. | ||
Poor old man, | ||
Poor unhappy party, | ||
If perchance you can | ||
Pray eat a dinner hearty; | ||
Poor old man, | ||
Poor unhappy party. | ||
If perchance you can | ||
Pray eat a dinner hearty. | ||
Poor old man, | ||
Poor unhappy party, | ||
If perchance you can | ||
Pray eat a dinner hearty. |
Cheer up, old man – pluck up a heart; Cheer up, old man – you'll soon depart; |
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Cheer up, old man – ‘tis but for a while. | ||
Cheer up, old man – pluck up a heart; Cheer up, old man – you'll soon depart; |
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Cheer up, old man – give us one smile; | ||
Cheer up, old man – you'll soon depart; Cheer up, old man – you'll soon depart. |
At the end of the chorus PRISONER falls into a drunken sleep. FEMALE BRIGANDS fan him.
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