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No. 22:
Quintet and Chorus
(Scent-of-Lilies, Heart's Desire, Yussuf, Hassan
& Executioner)
| Scent (to Executioner). | |||
| It's a busy, busy, busy, busy day for thee! Very busy, busy, busy must a morning be |
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| For any man
Who has to plan |
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| For a wedding and a beheading. | |||
| Executioner. | |||
| For the marriage order carriages at half-past two: | |||
| (to Hassan). And the block at two o'clock, but that will be | |||
| for you | |||
| And, bless my heart, It's time to start, |
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| Or I shall be late for the wedding! | |||
| Chorus. | |||
| But bless my heart, it's time to start, Or we shall be late for the wedding! |
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| Yussuf (to Desire). | ||
| Of overpowering high degree Th'exalted dame who marries me! |
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| But we must part, My own sweetheart, Must part, my true sweetheart! |
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| Scent (to Desire):. | ||
| It's a mise-mise-miserable day for thee! Ah! mise-miserable will the marriage be! |
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| Desire (to Yussuf). | ||
| I'll plot and plan, And, if I can, |
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| Upset the fate you're dreading! Upset the fate you're dreading! |
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| Hassan (to Yussuf). | |||
| At your marriage, though the carriages obstruct
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| the view, | |||
| It's the block at two o'clock that I shall not get through! | |||
| And bless my heart, It's time to start, |
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| Or I shall be late for beheading! | |||
| Chorus. | |||
| Or I shall be late for the wedding. | |||
| Scent. | Hearts. | Yussuf. | Hassan. | Exec. | Chorus. |
| Of over | Of over | It's a busy, busy, busy | It's a busy, busy, busy | It's a busy, busy, busy | |
| powering | I'll plot and plan | powering | busy day for thee: | busy day for me: | busy day for thee: |
| high | high | Very busy, busy, busy | Very busy, busy, busy | Very busy, busy, busy | |
| degree, | I'll plot and plan! | degree, | must a morning be, | must a morning be, | must a morning be, |
| The exalt- | The exalt- | For any man | For any man | For any man | |
| ed dame who | I'll plot and plan, And, | ed dame who | who has to plan For a | who has to plan For a | who has to plan For a |
| marries thee, | if I can, Upset | marries me, | wedding and be head- wedding and behead- | wedding and behead- | |
| the Fate | ing! | ing! | ing! | ||
| But he | you're dreading! | But we | For the marriage order | For the marriage order | For he marriage order |
| must part From | must part, my | carriages at half-past two; | carriages at half-past two; | carriages at half-past two; | |
| his own | I'll plot and plan, | own | And the block at two o'clock, | And the block at two o'clock, | And the block at two o'clock, |
| --- | --- | That I shall not get | But that will be for | But that will be for | |
| sweetheart, must part From | I'll plot and plan, and if I can, | sweetheart, must part my | through! But, bless my heart, It's time to start, | ||
| his true | Upset | true | Or I | Or I | Or I |
| the Fate you're | shall be late for the | shall be late for the | shall be latge for the | ||
| sweetheart! | dreading! | sweetheart! | wedding! | wedding! | wedding! |
| Scent, Hearts, Hassan, Exec. |
Yussuf. | Chorus. |
| Bless my heart, It's time to start, it's |
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| Of | Of | time! |
| over | over | It's a busy, busy, busy, busy |
| powering | powering | day for thee! |
| Very | ||
| high degree The | high degree The | busy, busy, busy must a morning be, |
| exalted Rose-in- | exalted Rose-in- | For the marriage order carriages at half-past two, |
| And the | ||
| Bloom may be. | Bloom may be. | block at two o'clock, but that'll be for you! |
| But part | But part | And the block |
| at two o'clock, but | ||
| they must, But | we must, But | that'll be for you! And, |
| bless my heart, It's time to start, Or else be late, for the wedding! |
bless my heart, It's time to start, Or else be late, for the wedding! |
bless my heart, It's time to start, Or else be late, for the wedding! |
Exeunt all except Yussuf and Heart's Desire.
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Page modified 3 July 2008