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No. 25:
Septet (Scent-of-Lilies, Honey-of-Life, Heart's Desire,
Dancing Sunbeam, Yussuf, Hassan, Abdallah)
| Sunbeam. | ||
| It has reached me a Lady named Hubbard Proceeded one day to her cupboard, |
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| And openly went With intent to present |
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| Her poor dog with a bone from her cupboard! | ||
| Scent. | |||
| And the dog of that person named Hubbard Accompanied her to the cupboard; |
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| But when they got there They were plunged in despair — |
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| There was nothing at all in the cupboard, | |||
| In the cupboard! | |||
| Others. | ||||||
| There was nothing whatever at all in the cupboard! | ||||||
| Scent. | ||||||
| Have you heard of that harrowing story? | ||||||
| Honey. | ||||||
| I have — it's in my category! | ||||||
| Yussuf. | ||||||
| And I! | ||||||
| Desire. | ||||||
| So have I! | ||||||
| Abdallah. | ||||||
| So have I! | ||||||
| Hassan. | ||||||
| So have I! | ||||||
| All. | ||||||
| It's a horribly harrowing story! | ||||||
| So that won't do for the Sultan To make him rejoice and exult! An |
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| Unfortunate end Will his temper offend |
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| So that won't do for the Sultan! | ||||||
| Desire. | ||
| It is said a young lady named Muffet (Selecting a seat on a tuffet) |
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| Was breaking her fast With a modest repast |
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| When she suddenly fled from the tuffet! | ||
| Honey. | |||
| She spied a she-spider beside her! The spider beside her espied her! |
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| Beside herself she Would undoubtedly be |
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| Having spied a big spider beside her! | |||
| Beside her! | |||
| Others. | ||||||
| Having spied a big spider, a spider beside her! | ||||||
| Sunbeam. | ||||||
| Have you heard of that horrible story? | ||||||
| Desire. | ||||||
| I have — it's in my category! | ||||||
| Yussuf. | ||||||
| And I! | ||||||
| Scent. | ||||||
| So have I! | ||||||
| Abdallah. | ||||||
| So have I! | ||||||
| Hassan. | ||||||
| So have I! | ||||||
| All. | ||||||
| It's a horribly harrowing story! | ||||||
| So that won't do for the Sultan To make him rejoice and exult! An |
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| Unfortunate end Will his temper offend |
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| So that won't do for the Sultan! | ||||||
| Desire. | ||
| Have you heard of the "Hey-diddle-diddle," That quaint zoological riddle, |
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| The Cat they accuse Of invoking her "Mews" |
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| On a stringed instrument called a fiddle? | ||
| Honey. | |||
At the cow, who was not an inert one, |
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| But oh, it is feared That the dish disappeared |
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| With the tablespoon or the dessert one! | |||
| Dessert one! | |||
| Others. | ||||||
| With the tablespoon, tablespoon or the dessert one! | ||||||
| Sunbeam. | ||||||
| Have you heard of that horrible story? | ||||||
| Desire. | ||||||
| I have — it's in my category! | ||||||
| Yussuf. | ||||||
| And I! | ||||||
| Scent. | ||||||
| So have I! | ||||||
| Abdallah. | ||||||
| So have I! | ||||||
| Hassan. | ||||||
| So have I! | ||||||
| All. | ||||||
| It's a horribly harrowing story! | ||||||
| So that won't do for the Sultan To make him rejoice and exult! An |
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| Unfortunate end Will his temper offend |
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| So that won't do for the Sultan! | ||||||
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