The Mountebanks Web Opera
When Gentlemen are Eaten Up with Jealousy
No. 19, Sung by Bartolo, Nita, and Pietro
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Bartolo
When gentlemen are eaten up with jealousy,
They make themselves exceedingly ridiculous,
For everything around they tinted yellow see -
Their antics and extravagances tickle us.
All.
Their antics and extravagances tic, tic, tic, tic, tickle us,
Their antics and extravagances tic, tic, tic, tic, tickle us!
 
 
Bartolo
 
Where gentlemen are eaten up with jealousy
They make themselves exceedingly,
exceedingly ridiculous,
For ev'rything around they tinted yellow see -
Their antics, yes, their antics and
extravagances tickle us!
Nina and Pietro
tic, tic, tic, tic,
tic, tic, tic,
tic, tic,
tic, tic, tic,
tic, tic, tic,
tic, tic,
tic, tickle us!
 
 
Nita.
Here's a gentleman, as fierce as a Mahometan,
So carried off by jealousy vehicular,
He's down on an unfortunate Automaton!
Some people are so terribly particular!
All
Some people are so terribly partic, tic, tic, tic, ticular!
Some people are so terribly partic, tic, tic, tic, ticular!
 
 
Nita
 
Here's a gentleman, as fierce as a Mahometan,
So carried off by jealousy,
by jealousy vehicular,
He's down on any unfortunate Automaton!
Some people are so terribly,
so terribly particular!
Bartolo and Pietro
tic, tic, tic, tic,
tic, tic, tic,
tic, tic,
tic, tic, tic,
tic, tic, tic,
tic, tic,
tic, ticular!
 
 
Pietro.
When a lady is disposed to be tyrannical,
She's equal to unlimited iniquity:
And flirting may be flirting, though mechanical -
A fact that has the sanction of antiquity!
All
A fact that has the sanction of antic, tic, tic, tic, tiquity!
A fact that has the sanction of antic, tic, tic, tic, tiquity!
 
 
Pietro
 
When a lady is dispposed to be tyrannical
She's equal to unlimited,
unlimited iniquity;
And flirting may be flirting, though mechanical -
A fact that has the sanction,
the sanction of antiquity!
Bartolo and Nina
tic, tic, tic, tic,
tic, tic, tic,
tic, tic,
tic, tic, tic,
tic, tic, tic,
tic, tic,
tic, tiquity!
 
Exeunt Nita and Bartolo at opposite entrances, walking mechanically to symphony, Pietro accompanying Nita.
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