No. 5 - Chorus of Girls, and Song - Harold with Soldiers

from "His Excellency"
Music by Frank Osmond Carr
Words by W. S. Gilbert
Sequenced by Colin Johnson
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Here are the warriors all ablaze,
Sabre and epaulettes, ha! ha!
All of them ordered to spend their days
Practising minuets, ha! ha!
Never was seen such tawdry trickery,
Soldiers, tough as oak or hickory,
Turned to votaries of Terpsichore,
Mincing marionettes, ha! ha!
Mincing marionettes, ha! ha!
Never was seen in soldier's training
Spectacle half so entertaining!
Never was seen such tuppenny trickery,
Soldiers, tough as the oak or hickory,
Turned to votaries of Terpsichore,
Mincing marionettes, ha! ha!
Mincing marionettes, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha!

Though I'm a soldier, all pugnacity,
Into your presence I'm made to come
In the contemptible capacity
Of a confounded teetotum!
In the contemptible capacity
Of a confounded teetotum!
Although the Governor's jokes are numerous,
This is a joke we fail to see-
If this is the Governor's fun so humorous,
Bother the Governor's fun, say we!
If this is the Governor's fun so humorous,
Bother the Governor's fun, say we!
Oh you may laugh at our dancingschoolery-
It's all very well, it amuses you,
But how would you like this dashed tomfoolery
Every day from ten to two?
How would you like this dashed tomfoolery
Every day from ten to two?

Karaoke version compiled by Colin Johnson

No. 5 - Chorus of Girls
Soft karaoke
Words
Harold
Sopranos
Contraltos
Tenors
Basses
Right Hand
Left Hand
Karaoke Track