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CHORUS: Oh, dry the glist'ning tear
That dews that martial cheek,
Thy loving children hear,
In them thy comfort seek.
With sympathetic care
Their arms around thee creep,
For oh, they cannot bear
To see their father weep!

MABEL: Dear father, why leave your bed
At this untimely hour,
When happy daylight is dead,
And darksome dangers low'r?
See, heav'n has lit her lamp,
The twilight hour is past,
And the chilly night air is damp,
The dew is falling fast!
Dear father, why leave your bed
When happy daylight is dead?

CHORUS: Oh, dry the glist'ning tear
That dews that martial cheek,
Thy loving children hear,
In them thy comfort seek.
With sympathetic care
Their arms around thee creep,
For oh, they cannot bear
To see their father weep!

By Arthur Sullivan
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Pirates No. 15
Lyrics
Mabel
Chorus Soprano
Chorus Alto
Piano Right
Piano Left
Tempo Track