No. 2 - Duet - Hooley and Bessie, with Chorus

from "The Shop Girl"
Music by Ivan Caryll
Words by H. J. W. Dam
Sequenced by Colin Johnson
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By Ivan Caryll
Generated by NoteWorthy Composer

[Hooley:] If you ever should engage in trade,
You will never find your fortune made,
If a jeweller or hatter-
For the bus'ness doesn't matter-
Till for Royalty you have purveyed.
If you're only patronized by them,
Whether H. R. H or H. I. M.,
If it's feathers principally,
Or the "Honi soit qui mal y,"
As a bus'ness decoration it's a gem, gem, gem,
As a bus'ness decoration it's a gem!
[Chorus:] As a bus'ness decoration it's a gem, gem, gem,
As a bus'ness decoration it's a gem!
[Hooley & Bessie:] They give you a kind of a charter,
A sort of a second-hand garter,
Which quickly you pop on the front of your shop,
The sign of a Royal appointment.
Then all of the populace loyal,
They trade at a shop that is Royal,
And nothing that's made is so useful in trade
As the sign "By Special Appointment!"
[Chorus:] Then all of the populace loyal,
They trade at a shop that is Royal,
And nothing that's made is so useful in trade
As the sign "By Special Appointment!"

[Bessie:] If a little German prince you know,
Whose bank account is rather low,
Wants a silver-plated chalice
Or a dustbin for his palace,
Or a dagger or a horn to blow.
If Mikado is getting out of soap,
Or the Shah is running short of rope,
Why, never let them buy it,
But with promptitude supply it,
It's a golden opportunity, you know, know, know,
It's a golden opportunity, you know!
[Chorus:] It's a golden opportunity, you know, know, know,
It's a golden opportunity, you know!
[Hooley & Bessie:] They give you a kind of a charter,
A sort of a second-hand garter,
Which quickly you pop on the front of your shop,
The sign of a Royal appointment.
Then all of the populace loyal,
They trade at a shop that is Royal,
And nothing that's made is so useful in trade
As the sign "By Special Appointment!"
[Chorus:] Then all of the populace loyal,
They trade at a shop that is Royal,
And nothing that's made is so useful in trade
As the sign "By Special Appointment!"

Karaoke version by Colin Johnson

No. 2 - Duet with Chorus
Soft karaoke
Words
Bessie
Hooley
Sopranos
Contraltos
Tenors
Basses
Right Hand
Left Hand