No. 14 - Duet - Rupert and McCrankie

from "Haddon Hall"
Music by Arthur Sullivan
Words by Sydney Grundy
Sequenced by Colin Johnson

By Arthur Sullivan
Generated by NoteWorthy Composer

[Rupert:] There's no one by- no prying eye-
[McCrankie:] Our solemn secret tae espy-
[Both:] So let us plainly say-
[Rupert:] Could we create the world anew,
[McCrankie:] What we wad vera quickly do,-
[Both:] If we but had our way!
[Rupert:] Like Joshua, we would stop the sun-
[McCrankie:] The thing is vera simply done-
[Both:] If we but had our way!
[Rupert:] We'd pit an end ta heat an' licht-
[McCrankie:] An' bring aboot eternal nicht-
[Both:] If we but had our way!
[Rupert:] We'd supervise the plants and flowers-
[McCrankie:] Prescribe 'em early closin' hours-
[Both:] If we but had our way!
[Rupert:] We would forbid the rose to smell-
[McCrankie:] We'd reinstate the curfew bell-
[Both:] If we but had our way!
[Rupert:] No man, in influenza's throes,
[McCrankie:] Suld be allo'ed ta blaw his nose-
[Both:] If we but had our way!
[Rupert:] No cock should crow, no bird should sing,
[McCrankie:] Naebody suld dae onything-
[Rupert:] Without our license, sealed and signed:
[McCrankie:] For we wad dominate monkind-
[Both:] If we but had our way!

[Rupert:] We were not, through some freak of earth,
Consulted at the planet's birth
[Both:] Though we'd a lot to say!
[McCrankie:] Had we been on creation's scene,
A great improvement there'd ha' been-
[Both:] If we but had our way.
[Rupert:] But somehow we were clean forgot,
[McCrankie:] That's why we'll make things piping hot-
[Both:] And ye the piper pay.
[McCrankie:] We'll tax ye oop an' tax ye doon,
[Rupert:] We'll tax the country, tax the toon,
[Both:] If we but had our way.
[Rupert:] We'll tax ye hip, an' tax ye thigh,
[McCrankie:] An' sen' the rate-book oop lift-high,-
[Both:] And cry, hurray, hurray!
[Rupert:] An' what becomes o' science, art,
[McCrankie:] The law, the temple, an' the mart,
[Both:] We naether ken nor care!
[Rupert:] We only know, as sure as shot-
[McCrankie:] Wha pays his scot an' bears his lot-
[Both:] A lot will have to bear.
[Rupert:] We only know, our lack of sense
[McCrankie:] Is inconceivably immense!
[Rupert:] And now, we hope, ye plainly see
[McCrankie:] That ye are bigger fools than we-
[Both:] If we but have our way!

Karaoke version compiled by Colin Johnson

No14 - Duet - Rupert and McCrankie
Soft karaoke
Words
McCrankie
Rupert
Right Hand
Left Hand
Karaoke Track