No. 7 - Song - The Queen and Chorus - "Naughty, just for once."
Queen: | A Queen may rule a loyal land, And wear a crown of gold, And no one seems to understand She does just what she's told. But oh! if I could have my way, What changes would be seen! I'd love to be, for one short day, A merry mad-cap Queen! |
Chorus: | She'd love to be, for one short day, A merry mad-cap Queen! |
Queen: | Oh! do let me be naughty, Just for once! |
Ladies: | Just for once! |
Queen: | Naughty, naughty, just for once! Don't be so prim and haughty, Just for once! |
Chorus: | Just for once! |
Queen: | Haughty, haughty, just for once! I'll start with my tutor, And see what he would think Of mice in his book-shelves, And beetles in his ink. Oh! I should like to be naughty, Just for once! |
Chorus: | Just for once! |
Queen: | Naughty, naughty, just for once! |
Queen: | I often wish that I'd been born A happy little child Whose frock is nearly always torn, Who runs about half wild; Then once a year, perhaps I'd stay A weekend at the sea, And that's a longer holiday Than ever comes to me. |
Chorus: | Then once a year, perhaps she'd stay A weekend at the sea! |
Queen: | Oh! do let me be naughty, Just for once! |
Ladies: | Just for once! |
Queen: | Naughty, naughty, just for once! Don't be so prim and haughty, Just for once! |
Chorus: | Just for once! |
Queen: | Naughty, naughty, just for once! I'd go down to Margate, And paddle in the sea, With shrimps for my breakfast, And winkles for my tea! Oh! I should like to be naughty, Just for once! |
Chorus: | Just for once! |
Queen: | Naughty, naughty, just for once! |
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