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No. 10 - Act II Opening Chorus
| Men: | Japanese citizens we, Which you will readily see, The hair of jet, the skin of tan, Kimono, obe and the fan, The pose peculiar of Japan Betray our nationality. Gathered at a lantern fête Scarcely need we stop to state, The tom-tom's most infernal din, The lanterns out with lights within, The dancing which will soon begin Betray a certain gala date. Dressed in our gayest clothes We now begin to look like beaux Who win as "Romeos" The happy Jappy "Julies" With eyes so bright And teeth as white as pearls. To you we come in sheen With blood of blue and manly mien But to complete the scene We need a few Musumes, Which if you please is Japanese for girls. If you please is what the Japanese call their girls. |
| Girls: | Pretty as a picture Such as you will find In some potpourri or mixture On a fan designed. Beauty amatory, graceful as can be, We compose a perfect Oriental symphony. Brightly smiling all the live-long day And in simple play The time beguiling Our enjoyment chiefly rests in dress, Perfect idleness our sole employment. Pretty as a picture Such as you will find In some potpourri or mixture On a fan designed. Beauty amatory, graceful as can be, We compose a perfect Oriental symphony. |
| Heralds: | Kow tow! Kow tow! Kow tow! |
| All: | To the Honorable Marquis Kioto, we kow tow. |
| Marquis: | Kow tow! |
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American Musical Theatre | Fantana
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