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No. 2 - Song - Denise and Chorus - "The Matrimonial Pool."
| Denise: | When in the matrimonial pool A maiden goes a-fishing, |
| Chorus: | A-fishing, fishing, fishing! |
| Denise: | She seldom catches as a rule The prize for which she's wishing. |
| Chorus: | She's wishing, wishing, wishing! |
| Denise: | But Josephine, although she found That lots of fish came swarming round, Turned up her haughty little nose And murmured "I want none of those!" She watched the smaller fry Go slowly swimming by. Here a minnow, there a sprat, Humble little fish like that. "Oh!" cried Sister Josephine, "These are not the sort I mean. I'll be quite content to wait Keeping calm and cool, Youth and beauty are my bait, And I feel as sure as fate That other fish and finer fish Are swimming in the pool!" |
| Denise: | I fancy she enjoyed the sport And found it most exciting, |
| Chorus: | Exciting, 'citing, 'citing! |
| Denise: | When hungry fish of ev'ry sort So eagerly were biting. |
| Chorus: | A-biting, biting, biting! |
| Denise: | Apprentices and men at arms Were all attracted by her charms, And merchants begged of her to wed But Josephine just tossed her head, Till someone swam in view, Most rich and noble too. Not a minnow, not a sprat, Something bigger far than that. "Ah!" cried Sister Josephine "That's the sort of fish I mean." Acting just as she had planned, Keeping calm and cool, Soon she had him well in hand, Played and brought him safe to land, A splendid fish, a lordly fish, The finest in the pool! |
| Chorus: | Not a minnow, not a sprat, Something bigger far than that. "Ah!" cried Sister Josephine "That's the sort of fish I mean." Acting just as she had planned, Keeping calm and cool, Soon she had him well in hand, Played and brought him safe to land, A splendid fish, a lordly fish, The finest in the pool! |
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Page modified 6 January 2017