No. 24 - Scena - Ultrice - "An hour? Nay, nay."

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

By Alfred Cellier
Generated by NoteWorthy Composer

[Ultrice:] An hour? Nay, nay-
A lifetime rather- that is as I will.
His love is mine- yes, mine alone, until
His dying day!
Go, cheat yourselves with promises, poor fools!
I hold the talisman that overrules
The potion's power!
Alfredo till he dies shall wear my gyves!
An hour?
Poor fools, that hour shall last your lives!
Ha! ha! an hour!

When hungry cat
On helpless mouse
In sportive humour pounces,
Her playful pat
So treacherous
No fell intent announces:
He thinks she yearns
For game of play
Provoked by pure affection,
But soon he learns,
To his dismay,
That game is Vivisection!
Yes, yes, he quickly learns,
To his dismay,
That game is Vivisection!

Her talons quit
Their native fur-
Apart she fiercely rends him.
And, bit by bit,
At length to her
Digestive regions sends him.
"Beware of games
With feline friends-
They're generally hollow!"
So he exclaims,
As he descends
Her comprehensive swallow!
Yes, yes, so he exclaims,
As he descends
Her comprehensive swallow!

Karaoke version compiled by Colin Johnson

No. 24 - Scena - Ultrice - "An Hour? Nay, nay!"
Soft karaoke
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Ultrice
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