No. 13:
Quartet & Dance (Sultan, Vizier, Physician & Executioner)
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Executioner. | ||
I, the Sultan's Executioner, Come just behind His Majesty of Per- Sia's Chief Physician, who (the latter) lugs His (that's the Sultan's) private chest of drugs, And follows his (the Sultan's) Grand Vizier, Who lets the Sultan know the coast is clear, When he (the Sultan) takes a private stroll; Assuming such an assuming rôle |
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As Dervish! |
Sultan. | ||
I'm the Persian Sultan So-and-So, Engaged in walking out incognito, With my (the Sultan's) Executioner; He walks behind my Majesty of Per- Sia's Chief Physician, who (the latter) lugs My (Sultan's) chest of my (the Sultan's) drugs, And follows his — my — (Sultan's) Grand Vizier, Who lets the Sultan know the coast is clear, When I (the Sultan) take a private stroll; Assuming such an assuming rôle |
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As Dervish! |
Vizier. | Dancing Dervish! |
Physician. | Holy Dancing Dervish! |
Executioner. | Lowly holy Dancing Dervish! |
Sultan. | Simple souly lowly holy Dervish! |
Physician. | Sultan. | Vizier. | Executioner. |
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Twirling whirling | Tee-to-tum my rummy slummy | Simple sou- | Quaintly curling Twirling |
simple souly | quaintly curling Twirling whirling | ly low- | whirling Twirling whir- |
lowly Holy | simple souly lowly Holy | ly Holy | ling Simple souly |
Dog of a Dancing Dervish! | Dog of a Dancing Dervish! | Dog of a Dancing Dervish! | Dog of a Dancing Dervish! |
Ah! Ah! Ah! | Ah! Ah! Ah! | Ah! Ah! Ah! | Ah! Ah! Ah! |
Joyful gyrate | Joyful gyrate High rate my | Joyful gyrate High rate my | Joyful gyrate |
High rate my rate | rate | rate | High rate my rate |
unro- | unromantic, frantic | unromantic, frantic | unro- |
mantic, frantic antic | antic | antic | mantic, frantic antic |
Tee-to- | Tee-to-tummy, rummy, | Tee-to-tummy, rummy, | Tee-to- |
tummy, rummy, slummy, | slummy, | slummy, | tummy, rummy, slummy, |
Quaintly | Quaintly curling, twirling, | Quaintly curling, twirling, | Quaintly |
curling, twirling, whirling, | whirling | whirling | curling, twirling, whirling, |
Holy, Dancing | Holy, Dancing | Holy, Dancing | Holy, Dancing |
Dervish; lowly, Holy, | Dervish; lowly, Holy, | Dervish; lowly, Holy, | Dervish; lowly, Holy, |
Dog of Dancing Dervish! | Dog of Dancing Dervish! | Dog of Dancing Dervish! | Dog of Dancing Dervish! |
As they engage in a Dervish Dance, Hassan enters; he appears excited, and from
time to time eats Bhang.
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