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ACT II SCENE: A picturesque mountain pass. JACQUIER, FLOSS and other members of CARAMEL’s court are discovered disguised as brigands; they are engaged, when the curtain rises, in waiting on a very ragged old beggar, whom they have taken prisoner. They are supplying him with wine and other good things, and JELLY is superintending his comforts. A party of female brigands dance before the old man at intervals, and all are vying with each other in ministering to him. No. 10: Chorus of Brigands |
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| Chorus. | ||
| Cheer up, old man – pluck up a heart; Cheer up, old man – you'll soon depart; |
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| Cheer up, old man – ‘tis but for a while. | ||
| Cheer up, old man – pluck up a heart; Cheer up, old man – you'll soon depart; |
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| Cheer up, old man – give us one smile; | ||
| Cheer up, old man – pluck up, pluck up a heart; Cheer up, old man – you'll soon depart; Cheer up, old man – Cheer up, old man – Cheer up, old man – you'll soon depart; Cheer up, old man – pluck up a heart; Cheer up, old man – you'll soon depart; |
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| Cheer up, old man – ‘tis but for a while. | ||
| Cheer up, old man – pluck up a heart; Cheer up, old man – you'll soon depart; |
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| Cheer up, old man – give us one smile; | ||
| Cheer up, old man – you'll soon depart; Cheer up, old man – you'll soon depart. |
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| Jacquier. | ||
| If he’s feeling weak or fainty, Go and fetch, go and fetch a tonic dainty; |
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| If from want of food he drops, Feed him up with mutton chops, Oh! feed him, Oh! feed him up with mutton chops! |
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| Tenors. | Others. | ||
| We'll feed him up, | |||
| We'll feed him up, | |||
| With mutton chops, | |||
| With mutton chops, | |||
| We'll feed him up, | |||
| We'll feed him up, | |||
| With mutton chops, | |||
| mutton chops. | With mutton chops. | ||
| Jacquier. | ||
| Here’s Chateau-Margaux; pray mention | ||
| If Lafitte you would prefer. | ||
| None can pay too much attention | ||
| To a poor old prisoner! | ||
| Ah! feed him, Ah! feed him up with mutton chops! |
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| Jacquier & Chorus. | ||
| Poor old man, | ||
| Poor unhappy party, | ||
| If you can, | ||
| Make a dinner hearty! | ||
They dance around him.
| Chorus. | ||
| Poor old man, | ||
| Poor unhappy party, | ||
| If perchance you can | ||
| Pray eat a dinner hearty; | ||
| Poor old man, | ||
| Poor unhappy party. | ||
| If perchance you can | ||
| Pray eat a dinner hearty. | ||
| Poor old man, | ||
| Poor unhappy party, | ||
| If perchance you can | ||
| Pray eat a dinner hearty. | ||
| Cheer up, old man – pluck up a heart; Cheer up, old man – you'll soon depart; |
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| Cheer up, old man – ‘tis but for a while. | ||
| Cheer up, old man – pluck up a heart; Cheer up, old man – you'll soon depart; |
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| Cheer up, old man – give us one smile; | ||
| Cheer up, old man – you'll soon depart; Cheer up, old man – you'll soon depart. |
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At the end of the chorus PRISONER falls into a drunken sleep. FEMALE BRIGANDS fan him.
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