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No. 23: Concerted Piece and Dance
Music by Arthur Sullivan
Kathleen. | |
Sing a rhyme Of "Once upon a time," When nothing went contrairy, contrairy, contrairy! |
Terence. | |
When goblins all lived underground, In spite of all the gold they found, Because a fairy always frowned If a goblin met a fairy. |
Chorus. | |
Sing a rhyme Of "Once upon a time," The goblin and the fairy. Sing a rhyme Of "Once upon a time," When nothing went contrairy! contrairy! contrairy! |
Bunn. | |
I'm a goblin grim and glary - |
Susan. | |
I'm a little feminine fairy - |
Bunn. | |
Hoblin' Goblin! |
Susan. | |
Airy fairy! Fairy Queen and Goblin King. |
Bunn. | |
With a leap and a creep and a cat-like spring, The fairies' match is the Goblin King. |
Susan. | |
Fairy catches a glimpse of you, She runs one way, you run too. |
Bunn. | |
Hoblin' Goblin! |
Susan. | |
Wary fairy! |
Bunn. | |
Little contrairy, |
Susan. | |
Wise and wary - |
Bunn. | |
Lighter than airy, |
Susan. | |
Innocent fairy - Fairy Queen and Goblin King |
Chorus | |
Tune your lay, Tune your lay. |
Rosie. | |
Tune your lay To quite another day When maids are mercenary, -cenary, -cenary. |
Terence. | |
And goblins bring the gold they've found To tempt the fairies underground - And that's the reason, I'll be bound, One seldom sees a fairy. |
Chorus. | |
Tune your lay To quite another day, A goblin and a fairy. Tune your lay To quite another day When maids are mercenary, -cenary, -cenary. |
Bunn. | |
I'm a monster Millionairy - |
Susan. | |
I'm a little Vanity Fairy - |
Bunn. | |
Goldfish, (old fish), |
Susan. | |
Angle, dangle, Fairy Queen and Golden King. |
Bunn. | |
Oh, I am the catch of the London spring, The greatest match is the Golden King. |
Susan. | |
Fairy catches a glimpse of you, You run one way, she runs too. |
Bunn. | |
Hobblin' Goblin - |
Susan. | |
Wary fairy, |
Bunn. | |
Hanover Squary, |
Susan. | |
Happy pairy, |
Bunn. | |
Millionairy, |
Susan. | |
Vanity Fairy, Fairy Queen and Goblin King. |
Rosie and Terence. | Soprano I. | Soprano II and Men. |
Sing a rhyme, Sing a rhyme, |
Sing a rhyme, Sing a rhyme, | |
Sing a rhyme | Sing a rhyme | |
Of "Once upon a time," | Of "Once upon a time," | |
The goblin and the fairy, the fairy, the fairy, |
The goblin and the fairy, the fairy, the fairy, | |
Sing a rhyme, | Sing a rhyme, | The goblin and the fairy, |
Of "Once upon a time," | The goblin and the fairy, | |
Sing a rhyme, | Sing a rhyme, | The goblin and the fairy, |
The goblin and the fairy, | The goblin and the fairy, |
All. | |
The goblin and the fairy, The goblin and the fairy. |
General dance and exit. All exeunt except Bunn, Rosie, and Terence.
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