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A Greek Slave
Oh, What Will Be The End Of It?

Song No. 17


Music by Lionel Monckton

Iris and Heliodorus

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Duet and Dance — Iris and Heliodorus
Iris:
Oh, what will you do to him, do you think?
For colder than a stone is he!
I really must admit
He wouldn't do a bit
For a loving little girl like me!
Heliodorus:
If flagons at his call should brim, do you think,
With a liquor of a rare degree,
Oh, will it make him warm
And bring him into form?
It has always that effect on me!
It has always that effect on me!

Both:
Oh, what — what — what will be then end of it?
The questions that arise are three:
There's what I shall do to him,
And what he will do to her,
And what both of them will do to me!

What — what — what will be then end of it?
The questions that arise are three:
There's what I shall do to him,
And what he will do to her,
And what both of them will do to me!

Iris:
Oh, what will they do to you, do you think,
When your pretty little trick they see?
Heliodorus:
In sorrow I confess
Out beautiful princess
Will be very much annoyed with me!

Iris:
If they dip you into melted glue, do you think
That uncomfortable you will be?
Heliodorus:
If that's their little plan
I shall stick to all I can
And my friends are sure to stick to me!
And my friends are sure to stick to me!

Both:
Oh, what — what — what will be then end of it?
The questions that arise are three:
There's what I shall do to him,
And what he will do to her,
And what both of them will do to me!

What — what — what will be then end of it?
The questions that arise are three:
There's what I shall do to him,
And what he will do to her,
And what both of them will do to me!

DANCE

(Duet over, Iris sits down. Heliodorus dodges behind and about the parapets.)


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