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No. 23: Concerted Piece and Dance
Music by Arthur Sullivan
MIDI File [32KB, 3' 22"] | Kathleen. | |
| Sing a rhyme Of "Once upon a time," When nothing went contrairy, contrairy, contrairy! | |
| Terence. | |
| When goblins all lived underground, In spite of all the gold they found, Because a fairy always frowned If a goblin met a fairy. | |
| Chorus. | |
| Sing a rhyme Of "Once upon a time," The goblin and the fairy. Sing a rhyme Of "Once upon a time," When nothing went contrairy! contrairy! contrairy! | |
| Bunn. | |
| I'm a goblin grim and glary - | |
| Susan. | |
| I'm a little feminine fairy - | |
| Bunn. | |
| Hoblin' Goblin! | |
| Susan. | |
| Airy fairy! Fairy Queen and Goblin King. | |
| Bunn. | |
| With a leap and a creep and a cat-like spring, The fairies' match is the Goblin King. | |
| Susan. | |
| Fairy catches a glimpse of you, She runs one way, you run too. | |
| Bunn. | |
| Hoblin' Goblin! | |
| Susan. | |
| Wary fairy! | |
| Bunn. | |
| Little contrairy, | |
| Susan. | |
| Wise and wary - | |
| Bunn. | |
| Lighter than airy, | |
| Susan. | |
| Innocent fairy - Fairy Queen and Goblin King | |
| Chorus | |
| Tune your lay, Tune your lay. | |
| Rosie. | |
| Tune your lay To quite another day When maids are mercenary, -cenary, -cenary. | |
| Terence. | |
| And goblins bring the gold they've found To tempt the fairies underground - And that's the reason, I'll be bound, One seldom sees a fairy. | |
| Chorus. | |
| Tune your lay To quite another day, A goblin and a fairy. Tune your lay To quite another day When maids are mercenary, -cenary, -cenary. | |
| Bunn. | |
| I'm a monster Millionairy - | |
| Susan. | |
| I'm a little Vanity Fairy - | |
| Bunn. | |
| Goldfish, (old fish), | |
| Susan. | |
| Angle, dangle, Fairy Queen and Golden King. | |
| Bunn. | |
| Oh, I am the catch of the London spring, The greatest match is the Golden King. | |
| Susan. | |
| Fairy catches a glimpse of you, You run one way, she runs too. | |
| Bunn. | |
| Hobblin' Goblin - | |
| Susan. | |
| Wary fairy, | |
| Bunn. | |
| Hanover Squary, | |
| Susan. | |
| Happy pairy, | |
| Bunn. | |
| Millionairy, | |
| Susan. | |
| Vanity Fairy, Fairy Queen and Goblin King. | |
| Rosie and Terence. | Soprano I. | Soprano II and Men. |
| Sing a rhyme, Sing a rhyme, |
Sing a rhyme, Sing a rhyme, | |
| Sing a rhyme | Sing a rhyme | |
| Of "Once upon a time," | Of "Once upon a time," | |
| The goblin and the fairy, the fairy, the fairy, |
The goblin and the fairy, the fairy, the fairy, | |
| Sing a rhyme, | Sing a rhyme, | The goblin and the fairy, |
| Of "Once upon a time," | The goblin and the fairy, | |
| Sing a rhyme, | Sing a rhyme, | The goblin and the fairy, |
| The goblin and the fairy, | The goblin and the fairy, |
| All. | |
| The goblin and the fairy, The goblin and the fairy. | |
General dance and exit. All exeunt except Bunn, Rosie, and Terence.
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