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No. 3 - King's Entrance - "Welcome to His Majesty."
| Ladies: | Welcome to His Majesty of Illyria! | |
| Chorus: | Ah, ah, ah, ah! Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah! | |
| Men: | Christened Ernest, Number Three, After his Papa. |
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| Chorus: | Pa, pa, pa, pa! Pa, pa, pa, pa, pa, pa! | |
| Ladies: | Wearied with the worries — | |
| Men: | Worries! | |
| Ladies: | Of his commonwealth — | |
| Men: | Wealth! | |
| Ladies: | Hither now he hurries — | |
| Men: | Hurries! | |
| Ladies: | In pursuit of health. | |
| Men: | Health! | |
| Shunning shouts of "Bravo!" | ||
| Ladies: | Bravo! | |
| Men: | Pomp and regal show — | |
| Ladies: | Show! | |
| Men: | As the Count Gardavo — | |
| Ladies: | Davo! | |
| Men: | He's incognito — | |
| Ladies: | To! | |
| Chorus: | Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh! Vie le roi! | |
| Karl & Fritz: | Though he must admit we came From Illyria! |
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| Chorus: | Ah, ah, ah, ah! Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah! | |
| Karl & Fritz: | We would ask you all the same Not to shout Huzza — |
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| Chorus: | Za, za, za, za! Za, za, za, za, za, za! | |
| King, Karl & Fritz: | ||
| This is quite a private trip, Check the cheer upon your lip; Pray refrain from saying Hip — |
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| Chorus: | Hip, hip, hip, hurrah! Rah, rah, rah, rah! Ra-ra-ra-ra-ra-rah! Welcome to His Majesty of Illyria! Ah, ah, ah, ah! Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah! Christened Ernest, Number Three, After his Papa. Pa, pa, pa, pa! Pa, pa, pa, pa, pa, pa! Hurrah! hurrah! hurrah! |
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Page modified 2 January 2017