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| No. 19: Song (Toto) & Chorus | |
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| Toto. | ||
| The King of the Pigs was a good piggee, But he was as lean as lean could be, |
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| And he feared what his subjects all would say In the Cattle Show week, on the op'ning day; |
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| He tried all sorts of fattening fare Till he gave it up in blank despair, |
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| And at last determin'd one fine day To make his mark in a diff'rent way! A diff'rent way, a diff'rent way, To make his mark in a diff'rent way! |
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| Chorus. | ||
| To make his mark in a diff'rent way, A diff'rent, a diff'rent way! |
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| Toto. | ||
| Said he, with a sigh, "The world is right, A very fat pig is a lovely sight, |
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| And the judges properly give the prize To the pig that can’t see out of his eyes. |
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| But the judges are men of liberal views, And it’s not unlikely that they might choose |
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| To forgive my want of adipose If I came to the show in a Roman nose, A Roman nose, a Roman nose, If I came to the show in a Roman nose." |
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| Chorus. | ||
| If I came to the show in a Roman nose, A Roman, a Roman nose. |
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| Toto. | ||
| This original notion pleased him much – The King was a King, and behav'd as such; |
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| And he tried all night, and tried all day To bend his nose in the Roman way. |
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| He tied it down with a piece of string, And he hung great weights to his royal ring |
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| Till his natural snout – the story goes – Was more or less like a Roman nose, A Roman nose, a Roman nose, Was more or less like a Roman nose. |
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| Chorus. | ||
| Was more or less like a Roman nose, A Roman, a Roman nose. |
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| Toto. | ||
| It was high at the bridge, and the tip drooped down, And it lent itself to a noble frown. |
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| He could sneer also if he felt inclined, For the nostrils both were well defined. |
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| There was general joy when the news got wing, For his subjects all adored their King, |
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| And ev'ry pig walked on tip toes When he found his King had a Roman nose, A Roman nose, a Roman nose, When he found his King had a Roman nose. |
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| Chorus. | ||
| When he found his King had a Roman nose, h His King had a Roman nose. |
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| Toto. | ||
| But his sad ambition prov'd his ban. He was sold at once to a “peep-show” man. |
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| His foolish dreams of glory fled. He was shown to the mob at a penny a head: |
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| "Walk up, walk up, here’s a pig-faced child, A knock-kneed Giant, an Indian wild, |
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| A dwarf but two foot six in his hose, A real live pig with a Roman nose, A Roman nose, a Roman nose, A real live pig with a Roman nose. |
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| Chorus. | ||
| A real live pig with a Roman nose, a pig with a Roman nose. |
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MORAL. (All rise.)
| Toto. | ||
| Now let this tale impress on you, For every word is strictly true |
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| And cannot be too widely known, The golden rule, "Let well alone". |
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| When to astonish friends and foes, You ill-advisedly propose |
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| To gild pure gold, or paint the rose, Remember the pig with a Roman nose, A Roman nose, a Roman nose, Remember the pig with a Roman nose. |
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| Chorus. | ||
| Remember the pig with a Roman nose, | ||
| Toto & Chorus. | ||
| A Roman, a Roman nose. | ||
Exeunt TOTO and Chorus.
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Page modified 11 January 2010