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In the D'Oyly Cart
I've been a little maid from school
Since I was just a tiny tot.
With Jack Point's gags I've played the fool
Till I'm the only point they've got.
I've toured through all the English-speaking nations
And can no longer play my part in Patience.
For one man in his time
Plays the same old part...
Can you wonder then that I'm
A little tired of D'Oyly Carte?
Three little Savoyards are we, tra-la-la-la, tra-la-la-la,
Started in 1893, tra-la-la-la-la-la.
With Gilbert and Sullivan we've toured from dump to dump, tra-la-la-la
And Sullivan and Gilbert can take a running jump
(From year to year and dump to dump
Can go and take a running jump).
Three little Savoyards are we, tra-la-la-la, tra-la-la-la,
Started in 1893, tra-la-la-la-la-la.
Dear little town of Nanki-Poo
(Smile, turn, pace to the right),
Canst thou believe my heart is true?
(Terrible house tonight!)
One that with tender passion fired
(Turn, pace, hand over heart),
Woe to the day that we were hired
By D'Oyly Carte!
Why is it so admired,
This business first inspired
By former artists long retired
From D'Oyly Carte?
Anything new is disallowed
(Turn, pace, wait for the pause)....
Blasphemous change would shock the crowd
Following in their scores!
Novel approach is not required
(Bounce, out of the part);
We've done our best,
But we need a rest
From D'Oyly Carte.
But the copyright's expiring in a year or two, no more,
And then at last we'll have the chance to settle this old score.
We'll buy back Covent Garden, and have the operas rewritten
With new words by J.B. Priestley and new tunes by Benjy Britten.
Till the end of this light operatic coma,
We're going off to sing in 'Oklahoma'!
Tra-la-la-la-la-la!
Originally from the album 'And The We Wrote...'.
Note - The title was spelt 'In the Doyley Cart' in the album cover. The second 'mistake' (cart) is intentional, on the part of F&S, the first (Doyley) is unintentional, on the part of EMI.
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