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No. 2 - Song - King Henry and Chorus - "I'm bluff King Hal."
| King Henry: | Behold in me a potentate Of lineage old and splendid. From Kings, a line with right divine I am of course descended. I'm England's eighth King Henry called; King Hal or sometimes Harry; And when I'm bored by cares and horde, Another wife I marry; |
| Chorus: | And when he's bored by cares and horde, Another wife he marries; |
| King Henry: | Oh! I am Bluff King Hal! A mighty monarch I. I'm gruff and I'm grim and it's woe to him Who would my will defy. I'm ready for a battle, a bottle or a gal, Oh! a paragon of potentates is Bluff King Hal! |
| Chorus: | Oh! I am Bluff King Hal! A mighty monarch I. I'm gruff and I'm grim and it's woe to him Who would my will defy. I'm ready for a battle, a bottle or a gal, Oh! a paragon of potentates is Bluff King Hal! |
| King Henry: | I own no sway of priest or monk, I hold them cheap, O! very. Oft me they curse, I just get worse And burn a monastery. The monks are good old friends of mine, As long as they do my way; But if they doubt, I turn them out To beg along the highway. |
| Chorus: | But if they doubt, he turns them out To beg along the highway. |
| King Henry: | For I am Bluff King Hal! A Briton through and through. My will is law, to over awe My subjects good and true. But just set out a flagon And you'll find a hearty pal In this courtly somewhat portly monarch Bluff King Hal! |
| Chorus: | For I am Bluff King Hal! A Briton through and through. My will is law, to over awe My subjects good and true. But just set out a flagon And you'll find a hearty pal In this courtly somewhat portly monarch Bluff King Hal! |
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American Musical Theatre | A Madcap Princess
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