No. 26: FINALE ACT II
"There's a little group of isles beyond the wave"
| Zara. |
| There's a little group of isles beyond the wave — So tiny, you might almost wonder where it is — That nation is the bravest of the brave, And cowards are the rarest of all rarities. The proudest nations kneel at her command; She terrifies all foreign-born rapscallions; And holds the peace of Europe in her hand With half a score invincible battalions! |
| All. |
| Such, at least, is the tale Which is born on the gale, From the island which dwells in the sea. Let us hope, for her sake That she makes no mistake — That she's all the professes to be! |
| King Paramount. |
| Oh, may we copy all her maxims wise, And imitate her virtues and her charities; And may we, by degrees, acclimatize Her Parliamentary peculiarities! By doing so, we shall in course of time, Regenerate completely our entire land — Great Britain is the monarchy sublime, To which some add (others do not) Ireland. |
| All. |
| Such, at least, is the tale Which is born on the gale, From the island which dwells in the sea. Let us hope, for her sake That she makes no mistake — That she's all the professes to be! Such, at least, is the tale Which is born on the gale! |
CURTAIN.
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