No. 5:
Trio (Rose-in-Bloom, Scent-of-Lilies & Heart's Desire)
Desire. | |||
If you ask me to advise you, | |||
Finish what you have begun; | |||
No one here can recognize you — | |||
We are sure of lots of fun! | |||
Full of fun Risks we'll run — Harum- Scarum; Danger none! Full of fun Risks we'll run — Harum- Scarum; Danger none! |
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Harum-scarum, Royal lady! | |||
Harum-scarum, full of fun; | |||
Will the Sultan ever guess it, | |||
Harum-scarum — danger none! |
Scent. | |||
Something yet may advertise you | |||
As the royal "Rose-in-Bloom"; | |||
If the Sultan should surprise you, | |||
Ours will be a horrid doom! | |||
Dreadful doom! Dangers loom! Bow-string (Slow-string) Watery tomb! |
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Thus the Sultan may express it, | |||
"Harem-scare 'em! Dreadful doom! | |||
Watery tomb! Dreadful doom!" |
Rose. | |||
O, 'twixt Prudence and Temptation | |||
Almost equally I rock! | |||
Victim I of vacillation | |||
Like an airy shuttle-cock! | |||
That you knock! (Shuttle-cock That you knock! shuttle cock, ock-ock-ock, shuttle cock, ock-ock-ock, Hither — Thither — Hither — Thither —) So I rock, so I rock, so I rock. |
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Ah! Harum-scarum, merry maiden! | |||
Harem-scare 'em, girl of gloom! |
Rose. | Scent. | Desire. | |||
Each of you, I must confess it, |
Ah! | ||||
Influences Rose-in- | If the Sultan | No one | |||
Bloom! | should surprise you, | here can recognize you, | |||
Victim I of vacillation | Ours will be a horrid doom! | We are sure of lots of fun! | |||
Like and airy shuttle cock! | Thus the Sultan may | No dangers loom! | |||
An airy, airy | express it, Har'em-scare'em, | No dangers darkly loom! | |||
Merrie maiden, girl of gloom! | Har'em scar'em wat'ry tomb! | Here no dangers darkly loom! | |||
Each of you, I must confess it, |
Thus the Sultan may express it, |
Will the
Sultan ever guess it? |
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Influences Rose-in-Bloom! | Har'em scare'em wat'ry tomb! | Lots of fun, no dangers loom! | |||
Ours will be a horrid doom! | Harum scarum, Harum | ||||
Influences Royal Rose, | Ah! a horrid, horrid doom! | scarum, full of fun! Harum scarum, dangers none, | |||
Rose-in-Bloom, | Wat'ry tomb, | Dangers none, | |||
Rose-in-Bloom, | Wat'ry tomb, | Dangers none, | |||
Rose-in-Bloom! | Wat'ry tomb! | Dangers none! | |||
Illah! | |||||
Illah! | Illah! Illah! | Illah! Illah! | |||
Illah! | |||||
Illah! Illah! Illah! Illah! Illah! | Illah! Illah! Illah! Illah! Illah! | Illah! Illah! Illah! Illah! Illah! | |||
la la la la la la la la! | |||||
In danger, | Ah! danger, | No danger, | |||
Illah!Illah Illah! Illah! | Illah!Illah Illah! Illah! | Illah!Illah Illah! Illah! |
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