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No. 22 - Quartette - Alice, Molly, Lionel and Harry
| Alice: | Suppose a Highwayman you were, And went to rob a coach, Sir, Say would you quake and shake with fear On hearing it approach, Sir? |
| Lionel: | Astride my horse, my bonny bay, My pistols I would prime, dear, And put all thoughts of fear away Until another time, dear. |
| Harry: | By process inferential She casts on him a stigma. |
| Molly: | Her questions metaphorical Containing an enigma, |
| All: | Containing an enigma. |
| Alice & Molly: | Then guess, guess, guess, And do not seek a quarrel, The point of this is more or less Design'd to point a moral, |
| All: (men's words) |
We'll guess, guess, guess, There is no need to quarrel, The point of this is more or less Design'd to point a moral, a moral. |
| Alice: | And if inside the coach there sat A simple maiden only, Say would you gaily doff your hat, And leave her robb'd and lonely? |
| Lionel: | I'd say to her, "You must not stay All lonely here and teary, So jump upon my bonny bay And come with me, my deary." |
| Molly: | Oh, if a heart was all she had To steal, and that was taken, |
| Harry: | D'ye think that we are men, egad, To leave her there forsaken. |
| All: | To leave her there forsaken. |
| Alice & Molly: | Oh, yes, yes, yes, You've guessed the answer neatly, And yet the moral now confess You fail to grasp completely, |
| All: (men's words) |
Oh, yes, yes, yes, We may have guess'd it neatly, But all the same we both confess We're in the dark completely, completely. |
| Alice & Molly: | Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! |
| All: | You're/We're in the dark completely, |
| Lionel & Harry: | Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! |
| All: | You're/We're in the dark... completely. |
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