Album Name : H.M.S. Pinafore
Release Date : 2012-02-01
Song Duration : 2:18
D'oyly Carte Opera Company Kind Captain I've Important Information
DICK. Kind Captain, I've important information,
Sing hey, the kind commander that you are,
About a certain intimate relation,
Sing hey, the merry maiden and the tar.
BOTH. The merry maiden and the tar.
CAPT. Good fellow, in conundrums you are speaking,
Sing hey, the mystic sailor that you are;
The answer to them vainly I am seeking;
Sing hey, the merry maiden and the tar.
BOTH. The merry maiden and the tar.
DICK. Kind Captain, your young lady is a-sighing,
Sing hey, the simple captain that you are,
This very might with Rackstraw to be flying;
Sing hey, the merry maiden and the tar.
BOTH. The merry maiden and the tar.
CAPT. Good fellow, you have given timely warning,
Sing hey, the thoughtful sailor that you are,
I'll talk to Master Rackstraw in the morning:
Sing hey, the cat-o'-nine-tails and the tar.
(Producing a "cat".)
BOTH. The merry cat-o'-nine-tails and the tar!
CAPT. Dick Deadeye -- I thank you for your warning -- I
will at once take means to arrest their flight. This
boat cloak
will afford me ample disguise -- So! (Envelops himself
in a
mysterious cloak, holding it before his face.)
DICK. Ha, ha! They are foiled -- foiled -- foiled!
