Princess Toto Web Act II No. 13

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No. 13: Song (Doro)
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Doro.

There are brigands in every station,

And robbers in every rank;

Some plunder the wealth of a nation,

Some modestly pillage a bank;

Some brigands are bubble directors,

And others may wear a fez hat;

They are out of the reach of inspectors,

But they’re none the less brigands for that.

		Oh, did you know, did you know all that I know,
	Your eyes would start out of their sockets; You’d take better care of your pockets
		If you only knew half that I know.

There are brigands well known as stock-jobbers,

Who safely may follow this bent,

While other respectable robbers

Lend money at eighty per cent;

Then think of the swindlers and plotters,

The forgers and robbers of banks,

The murderers, thieves, and garotters

Now walking about in your ranks.

		Oh, did you know, did you know all that I know,
	Your eyes would start out of their sockets; You’d take better care of your pockets
		If you only knew half that I know.

Exit DORO.

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