Iolanthe by W. S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan

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No. 3: ENTRANCE OF STREPHON
"Good morrow, good mother"

MIDI File [3KB, 0' 43"]

Enter Strephon, singing and dancing and playing on a flageolet. He does not see the Fairies, who retire up stage as he enters.

Click on picture to enlarge — Leslie Rands as Strephon, 1939

Strephon.

Good morrow, good mother!
Good mother, good morrow!
By some means or other,
Pray banish your sorrow!
With joy beyond telling
My bosom is swelling,
So join in a measure
Expressive of pleasure,
For I'm to be married to-day — to-day —
Yes, I'm to be married to-day!

Fairies. (aside)

Yes, he's to be married to-day — to-day —
Yes, he's to be married to-day!

This MIDI song file was originally sequenced by Colin Johnson.

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