No. 17 - Patter Trio - Nanna, Thora, and Governor Griffenfeld

from "His Excellency"
Music by Frank Osmond Carr
Words by W. S. Gilbert
Sequenced by Colin Johnson
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By F. Osmond Carr
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[Griffenfeld:] When a gentleman supposes
that he comfortably dozes
on a pleasant bed of roses
(which are singularly rare)-
[Thora:] And discovers that it bristles
with uncomfortable thistles,
in intemperate epistles
his annoyance he'll declare-
[Nanna:] When a man his temper loses
his remarks he never chooses,
but expressive language uses,
with a tendency to swear-
[Griffenfeld:] And when lovers are discarded
their upbraiding will be larded
with some epithets unguarded-
you had better not be there!
[Nanna:] We had better not be there?
[Thora:] We had better not be there?
[Griffenfeld:] You had better not
[Nanna:] had better not
[Thora:] had better not be there!
[Nanna:] We had better not be there?
[Thora:] We had better not be there?
[Griffenfeld:] You had better not
[Nanna:] had better not
[All:] had better not be there!
[Nanna & Thora:] When these gentlemen conceited
both discover they've been cheated,
all our fun will be defeated-
that's a thing we couldn't bear-
[All:] So, however you may rave it,
we'll unquestionably brave it;
you may take your affidavit
we/you will certainly be there!
We/you will certainly be there-
We/you will certainly be there!
Though you flout it, never doubt it,
we/you will certainly be there!

[Griffenfeld:] Their despair and their distraction
and their keen dissatisfaction-
their exaggerated action,
and the tearing of their hair-
[Thora:] Their disgust and desperation
when they see the situation
some congenial occupation
for the lawyers will prepare-
[Nanna:] We shall find their loud abusing
both intrusive and amusing,
and of violent accusing
there'll be symptoms in the air-
[Griffenfeld:] And their libellous expressions
and their angry indiscretions
will be tried at Quarter Sessions,
where I occupy the chair!
[Nanna:] Where you occupy the chair-
[Thora:] Where you occupy the chair-
[Griffenfeld:] Where I occupy
[Nanna:] you occupy
[Thora:] you occupy the chair-
[Nanna:] Where you occupy the chair-
[Thora:] Where you occupy the chair-
[Griffenfeld:] Where I occupy
[Nanna:] you occupy
[All:] I/you occupy the chair.
[Griffenfeld:] When the case is quite completed,
then the prisoner defeated
with severity is treated
as you're probably aware-
For it's carefully provided
that the jury will be guided
by my summary one-sided-
which distresses Labouchere.
[All:] It distresses Labouchere-
It distresses Labouchere-
Oh, the dickens, how it sickens
tender-hearted Labouchere!

Karaoke version compiled by Colin Johnson

No. 17 - Patter Trio
Soft karaoke
Words
Thora
Nanna
Griffenfeld
Right Hand
Left Hand
Karaoke Track