No. 18 - Duet - Bartolo and Nita

from "The Mountebanks"
Words by W. S. Gilbert
Music by Alfred Cellier
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By Alfred Cellier
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[Bartolo:] If our action's stiff and crude,
Do not laugh because it's rude.
[Nita:] If our gestures promise larks,
Do not make unkind remarks.
[Bartolo:] Clockwork figures may be found
Everywhere and all around.
[Nita:] Ten to one, if we but knew,
You are clockwork figures too.
[Bartolo:] And the motto of the lot,
[Nita:] "Put a penny in the slot!
[Both:] Put a penny, put a penny,
Put a penny in the slot!
Put a penny, put a penny,
Put a penny in the slot!"

[Bartolo:] Bland reporters in the courts,
Who suppress police reports-
[Nita:] Sheriff's yeoman, pen in fist,
Making out the jury list.
[Bartolo:] Stern policeman, tall and spare,
Acting all "upon the square"-
[Nita:] (Which in words that plainer fall
Means that you can square them all).
[Bartolo:] If you want to move the lot,
[Nita:] "Put a penny in the slot!
[Both:] Put a penny, put a penny,
Put a penny in the slot!
Put a penny, put a penny,
Put a penny in the slot!"

[Nita:] Usurer for money lent,
Making out his cent. per cent.
[Bartolo:] Widow plump or maiden rare,
Deaf and dumb to suitor's prayer.
[Nita:] Tax collectors, whom in vain
You implore to "call again"-
[Bartolo:] Cautious voter, whom you find
Slow in making up his mind.
[Nita:] If you'd move them on the spot,
[Bartolo:] Put a penny in the slot!
[Both:] "Put a penny, put a penny,
Put a penny in the slot!
Put a penny, put a penny,
Put a penny in the slot!"

Karaoke version compiled by Colin Johnson

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Soft karaoke
Words
Nita
Bartolo
Right Hand
Left Hand
Karaoke Track