No. 21 - Soli and Chorus - "The Duke and Duchess hither wend their ways"

from "The Mountebanks"
Words by W. S. Gilbert
Music by Alfred Cellier
Sequenced by Colin Johnson

By Alfred Cellier
Generated by NoteWorthy Composer

[Luigi:] The Duke and Duchess hither wend their ways,
Shall we receive them with a song of praise?
[Arrostino:] With glad acclaim we'll make the welkin ring,
The only question is- what shall we sing?
[Men:] We know no song
That fits a throng
Of friars smug and greasy:
Our worldly lays
Of bygone days
Are much too free and easy;
Though suited to
A bandit crew,
They're not at all monastic,
And can't be sung
By sober tongue
Of mild ecclesiastic.
[Arrostino:] Stout-hearted be!
So many here
We need not fear
The ordeal before us;
No single word
Is ever heard
When singers sing in chorus.
So sing with me-
[Men:] La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la,
la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la,
la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la,
La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la,
la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la,
la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la,
La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la,
la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la,
La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la,
la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la,
la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la.
[Alfredo:] The welcome you so feelingly express
In words well chosen, touch us, I confess;
And my reply conveys as you may guess,
Inadequately my indebtedness.
La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la,
La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la,
La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la,
La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la,
La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la,
La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la,
La, la, La, la, La, la, la.
[Men:] La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la,
La, la, la, la, la, la,
La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la,
La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la,
La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la,
La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, La, la, la.

Karaoke version compiled by Colin Johnson

No. 21 - Soli and Chorus - "The Duke and the Duchess"
Soft karaoke
Words
Soprano Soloist
Luigi
Arrostino
Bass Soloist
Sopranos
Contraltos
Tenors
Basses
Right Hand
Left Hand
Karaoke Track