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No. 19: Trio (Bartolo, Nita and Pietro)

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BARTOLO.
  When gentlemen are eaten up with jealousy,
    They make themselves exceedingly ridiculous,
  For everything around they tinted yellow see —
    Their antics and extravagances tickle us.
ALL.
  Their antics and extravagances tic, tic, tic, tic, tickle us,
Their antics and extravagances tic, tic, tic, tic, tickle us!

BARTOLO. NITA and PIETRO.
      tic, tic, tic, tic,
  Where gentlemen are eaten   tic, tic,
    up with jealousy   tic,
  They make themselves exceedingly,   tic, tic,
    exceedingly ridiculous,   tic, tic,
  For ev'rything around they tinted yellow see —   tic, tic, tic,
 
Their antics, yes, their antics and
  tic, tic,
    extravagances tickle us!   tic, tickle us!

NITA.
  Here's a gentleman, as fierce as a Mahometan,
    So carried off by jealousy vehicular,
  He's down on an unfortunate Automaton!
    Some people are so terribly particular!
ALL.
  Some people are so terribly partic, tic, tic, tic, ticular!
Some people are so terribly partic, tic, tic, tic, ticular!
NITA. BARTOLO and PIETRO.
      tic, tic, tic, tic,
  Here's a gentleman, as fierce   tic, tic,
    as a Mahometan,   tic,
  So carried off by jealousy,   tic, tic,
    by jealousy vehicular,   tic, tic,
  He's down on any unfortunate Automaton!   tic, tic, tic,
  Some people are so terribly,   tic, tic,
    so terribly particular!   tic, ticular!

PIETRO.
  When a lady is disposed to be tyrannical,
    She's equal to unlimited iniquity:
  And flirting may be flirting, though mechanical —
    A fact that has the sanction of antiquity!
ALL.
  A fact that has the sanction of antic, tic, tic, tic, tiquity!
A fact that has the sanction of antic, tic, tic, tic, tiquity!

PIETRO. BARTOLO and NITA.
      tic, tic, tic, tic,
  When a lady is dispposed to   tic, tic,
    be tyrannical   tic,
  She's equal to unlimited,   tic, tic,
    unlimited iniquity;   tic, tic,
  And flirting may be flirting, though mechanical —   tic, tic, tic,
  A fact that has the sanction,   tic, tic,
    the sanction of antiquity!   tic, ticular!

Exeunt NITA and BARTOLO at opposite entrances, walking mechanically to symphony, PIETRO accompanying NITA.


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