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"A Nice Dilemma"

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Judge.
A nice dilemma we have here,
That calls for all our wit, for all our wit:
Counsel.
And at this stage, it don't appear
That we can settle it.
Defendant. (in Witness-box)

If I to wed the girl am loth,
A breach 'twill surely be -

Plaintiff.
And if he goes and marries both,
It counts as Burglaree!

Plaintiff. Defendant. Counsel & Judge. Usher
& Foreman.
      A nice dilem-
A nice dilemma A nice dilemma A nice dilemma ma,
      a nice dilem-
We have here, We have here, We have here, ma
A nice dilem-      
ma A nice dilemma A nice dilemma A nice dilemma
we have here,      
  we have here, we have here, we have here,
A nice dilemma we have here,   we have here, we have here,

Plaintiff. Defendant. Counsel, Judge,
Usher & Foreman 		Chorus.
      A nice dilemma we
  If I to wed A nice di- A nice dilem-
A nice dilemma the girl am loth, lem- ma we have here,
   
A		 ma we
have		 A nice dilemma
we have here,
  nice dilemma here, That A nice dilemma
we have here, we have here, calls we have here ,
That calls for That calls for for A nice dilemma
all
 		 all
 		 all, that
calls for 		we have here,
That calls for
our wit, our wit, all our wit, all our wit,
for all our wit, for all our wit, for all our wit, for all our wit,
That calls
for all, 		That calls
for all, 		That calls, that calls
for all, 		That calls, that calls
for all,
for all our wit, That calls for That calls for That calls for
That calls for all our wit. all our wit. all our wit. all our wit.
      A nice dilemma we
  If I to wed A nice di- A nice dilem-
A nice dilemma the girl am loth, lem- ma we have here,
   
A		 ma we
have		 A nice dilemma
we have here,
  nice dilemma here, That A nice dilemma
we have here, we have here, calls we have here ,
That calls for That calls for for A nice dilemma
all
 		 all
 		 all, that
calls for 		we have here,
That calls for
our wit, our wit, all our wit, all our wit,
for all our wit, for all our wit, for all our wit, for all our wit,
That calls
for all, 		That calls
for all, 		That calls, that calls
for all, 		That calls, that calls
for all,
for all our wit, That calls for That calls for That calls for
That calls for all our wit. all our wit. all our wit. all our wit.

Plaintiff, Defendant, Counsel & Judge. Usher. Foreman. Chorus.
    That calls for all, That calls for all,
for all our wit, for all our wit,    
    for all our wit, for all our wit,
That calls for all That calls for all That calls for all That calls for all
our wit. Silence in Court ! our wit. our wit.
  Silence in Court!    
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