No. 9 - Finale - Act I

from "Dorothy"
Music by Alfred Cellier
Words by B. C. Stephenson
Sequenced by Colin Johnson

By Alfred Cellier
Generated by NoteWorthy Composer

[Dorothy & Lydia:] Now take your seats at table spread,
With best of British beef and bread,
Potatoes, cabbages, all hot,
And bacon steaming from the pot.
[Sherwood:] Who can refuse?
[Wilder:] Not I, for one;
The rest already have begun.
[Dorothy:] Be pleased, kind sir, to take a seat,
[Lydia:] And tell us what you wish to eat.
[Sherwood:] The sight of you is more than quite
Enough to stay my appetite.
[Wilder:] There is no lady in the land
With such a dainty little hand.
[Dorothy:] Release my hand, for that at least
Is not included in the feast.
[Chorus:] Ha, ha, ha, ha! that's right, my lass;
And now, my lads, another glass.
[Wilder:] How perfect every feature!
[Sherwood:] A most delicious creature!
[Wilder:] My heart I must resign
To such a Queen divine.
[Tuppitt:] Tomorrow let it be!
[Tom:] And all we hope to see.
[Chorus:] That's right, that's right!
And we will dance all night.
[Dorothy:] And are you not afraid,
You most imprudent maid,
To trust a life's long span
To any living man?
You'll find when it's too late,
You've brought about a fate
That you did not anticipate;
Believe me, if you can!
[Four men:] With indignation great
We must repudiate
The notion that a direful fate
Awaits her with a man.
[All:] And why should any maid
Of wedlock be afraid?
As if a life's long span
Can't end as it began;
With such a pretty mate
We all congratulate
The bridegroom on his fate,
He is a happy man.
With such a pretty mate
We all congratulate
The bridegroom on his fate,
He is a happy man.
[Chorus:] He is a happy man,
He is a happy man.
He is a happy man, He is...
[All:] With such a pretty mate
We all congratulate
The bridegroom on his fate, his fate,
[Wilder:] Tomorrow, then, we meet.
[Sherwood:] Tomorrow, then, we meet.
[Dorothy & Lydia:] Tomorrow, then, we meet.
[All:] Farewell!

Karaoke version compiled by Colin Johnson

No 9 - Finale - Act I
Soft karaoke
Words
Dorothy
Lydia
Phyllis
Wilder
Sherwood
Tom
Lurcher
Tuppitt
Sopranos
Contraltos
Tenors
Basses
Right Hand
Left Hand
Karaoke Track