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No. 15 - Song - Caroline and Chorus - "Fancy Dress."
| Caroline: | I've a passion for fancy dress, More or less! |
| Chorus: | More or less! |
| Caroline: | I look sweet as a shepherdess That's made by a Dresden potter. I have ribbons in bows and knots, Lots and lots! |
| Chorus: | Lots and lots! |
| Caroline: | Like Elizabeth, Queen of Scots, When Oliver Cromwell shot her! Oh, only fancy, fancy dress, Fancy me as Good Queen Bess! Only I never could get my breath With a waist like Queen Elizabeth! |
| Chorus: | Only fancy, fancy dress, Fancy her as Good Queen Bess! Only she never could get her breath With a waist like Queen Elizabeth! |
| Caroline: | I would dress like a girl of mark, Joan of Arc! |
| Chorus: | Joan of Arc! |
| Caroline: | Riding out in St. James's Park, And waving a flowing banner! I'd have armour in lovely taste, Highly chased, |
| Chorus: | Highly chased, |
| Caroline: | If it pinched me about the waist, I'd loosen it with a spanner. Oh, only fancy, what a lark! Fancy me as Joan of Arc! I should have never a bruise or scar If I fell beneath a motor car! |
| Chorus: | Only fancy, what a lark! Fancy her as Joan of Arc! She would have never a bruise or scar If she fell beneath a motor car! |
| Caroline: | I might dress as the Empress Queen, Josephine! |
| Chorus: | Josephine! |
| Caroline: | When a maiden of seventeen To Julius Caesar wedded! I could put on an Empire gown, Quite low down! |
| Chorus: | Quite low down! |
| Caroline: | And the beautiful ruby gown She wore when she was beheaded! Oh, only fancy, don't you know, Fancy me as Empress Jo! Only it wouldn't improve my charms If I wore my waist just under my arms! |
| Chorus: | Only fancy, don't you know, Fancy her as Empress Jo! Only it wouldn't improve her charms If she wore her waist just under her arms! |
| Caroline: | There's a dress I could wear, I'm sure, Pompadour, |
| Chorus: | Pompadour! |
| Caroline: | As she looked in her odd amour With Alfred, the Young Pretender! I'd have hoops that would stand about Five feet out! |
| Chorus: | Five feet out! |
| Caroline: | Making people look rather stout, Unless they are tall and slender! Oh, only fancy, if you please, Fancy me as La Marquise! Wouldn't the Cavaliers make a fuss If they saw me climb on top of a 'bus! |
| Chorus: | Only fancy, if you please, Fancy her as La Marquise! Wouldn't the Cavaliers make a fuss If they saw her climb on top of a 'bus! |
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Page modified 5 February 2017