No. 26 - Song - Rufus and Chorus
Rufus: | Our rare scheme has begun to pan out, | |
Chorus: | pan out, | |
Rufus: | 'Twas diplomacy brought it about, | |
Chorus: | about, | |
Rufus: | 'Twas a royal game, and it's all in a name, For the highest name's sure to pan out, |
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Chorus: | pan out, | |
Rufus: | My Lord Dolphin, he didn't pan out, | |
Chorus: | pan out, | |
Rufus: | Japan royalty put him to rout, | |
to rout, | ||
Rufus: | My lord's a great catch, My lord's hard to match, But a title that's higher pans out, |
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Chorus: | pans out. | |
Rufus: | An American always pans out, | |
Chorus: | pans out, | |
Rufus: | Sends a deadlock with ease up the spout, | |
Chorus: | the spout, | |
Rufus: | For he sails right in, and is sure to win, He's sublime, for he always pans out, |
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Chorus: | pans out, | |
Rufus: | There's a popular way to pan out, | |
Chorus: | pan out, | |
Rufus: | Let the other man storm the redoubt, | |
Chorus: | redoubt, | |
Rufus: | You're set on a pinnacle. A light in the binnacle! While the other man storms, you pan out, |
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Chorus: | pan out. | |
Rufus: | When a run's on a bank, can't pan out, | |
Chorus: | pan out, | |
Rufus: | The directors all down with the gout, | |
Chorus: | the gout, | |
Rufus: | Their Delmonico dinners then fall to beginners, And a new bank is hatch'd to pan out, |
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Chorus: | pan out. | |
Rufus: | The swell raquet just now that pans out, | |
Chorus: | pans out, | |
Rufus: | Is the skating rink raquet, sans doubt, | |
Chorus: | sans doubt, | |
Rufus: | You roll and you glide, You skim and you slide; While you work, the rink owner pans out. |
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Chorus: | pans out. |
American Musical Theatre | The Little Tycoon
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