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No. 12:
Octet (Sultana, Scent-of Lilies, Heart's Desire, Honey-of-Life,
Dancing Sunbeam, Hassan, Yussuf & Abdallah)
| Sunbeam. |
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The Sultan's Executioner
The Royal Retributioner, |
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Will of course dispose of you |
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Without the smallest fuss; |
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You will p'r'aps be led |
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To a public place |
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By the hair of your head, |
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As a mark of disgrace; |
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Anyhow, you'll be dead |
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In a very short space — |
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Anyhow, you'll be dead in a very short space, |
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But what will become of us? |
| Others. |
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Yes — what will become of them/us? |
| Hassan. |
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No — what will become of me? |
| Others. |
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No — what will become of them/us? |
| Hassan. |
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No — what will become of me? |
| Others. |
Hassan. |
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of them/us? |
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of me? |
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of them/us? |
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of me? |
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of them/us? |
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of me? |
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of them/us? of them/us?
of them/us? |
of me? of me?
of me? |
| All. |
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The Sultan's Executioner
The Royal Retributioner, |
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Will of course know what to do — |
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He acts with amazing phlegm. |
| All (except Hassan). |
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You'll p'r'aps be led |
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To a public place |
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By the hair of your head, |
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As a mark of disgrace; |
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Anyhow, you'll be dead |
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In a very short space — |
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Anyhow, you'll be dead in a very short space, |
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But what will become of them/us? |
| Hassan. |
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No — what will become of me? |
| Others. |
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No — what will become of them/us? |
| Hassan. |
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No — what will become of me? |
| Hassan |
Others |
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me? |
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of them/us? |
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of me? |
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of them/us? |
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of me? |
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of them/us? |
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of me? |
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| Sunbeam. |
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When the Royal Life-Long-Limiter
Has sharpened up his scimitar, |
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You'll very likely ride |
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In a sort of a private 'bus; |
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By a vulgar throng |
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To be roundly hissed; |
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But it won't be for long, |
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(So I wouldn't resist;) |
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At the sound of a gong |
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You will cease to exist! |
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At the sound of a gong you will cease to exist! |
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But what will become of us? |
| Others. |
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Yes — what will become of them/us? |
| Hassan. |
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No — what will become of me? |
| Others. |
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No — what will become of them/us? |
| Hassan. |
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No — what will become of me? |
| Others. |
Hassan. |
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of them/us? |
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of me? |
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of them/us? |
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of me? |
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of them/us? |
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of me? |
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of them/us? of them/us?
of them/us? |
of me? of me?
of me? |
| All. |
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When the Royal Life-Long-Limiter
Has sharpened up his scimitar, |
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Misfortune's angry tide |
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Too late you will be to stem; |
| All (except Hassan). |
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By a vulgar throng |
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You'll be roundly hissed; |
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But it won't be for long, |
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(So I wouldn't resist;) |
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At the sound of a gong |
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You will cease to exist! |
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At the sound of a gong you will cease to exist! |
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But what will become of them/us? |
| Hassan. |
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No — what will become of me? |
| Others. |
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Yes — what will become of them/us? |
| Hassan. |
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No — what will become of me? |
| Hassan |
Others |
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me? |
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them/us? |
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me? |
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them/us? |
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me? |
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them/us? |
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me? |
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them/us? |
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me? |
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them/us? |
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me? |
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them/us? |
| All. |
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What will become of us,
us, us, us, us, us, us, us, us, us, us, us, us, us? |
Exit Dancing Sunbeam.
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