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No. 22:
Quintet and Chorus
(Scent-of-Lilies, Heart's Desire, Yussuf, Hassan
& Executioner)
| Scent (to Executioner). |
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It's a busy, busy, busy, busy day for thee!
Very busy, busy, busy must a morning be |
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For any man
Who has to plan |
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For a wedding and a beheading. |
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| Executioner. |
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For the marriage order carriages at half-past two: |
| (to Hassan). And the block at two o'clock, but that
will be |
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for you |
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And, bless my heart,
It's time to start, |
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Or I shall be late for the wedding! |
| Chorus. |
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But bless my heart, it's time to start,
Or we shall be late for the wedding! |
| Yussuf (to Desire). |
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Of overpowering high degree
Th'exalted dame who marries me! |
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But we must part,
My own sweetheart,
Must part, my true sweetheart! |
| Scent (to Desire):. |
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It's a mise-mise-miserable day for thee!
Ah! mise-miserable will the marriage be! |
| Desire (to Yussuf). |
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I'll plot and plan,
And, if I can, |
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Upset the fate you're dreading!
Upset the fate you're dreading! |
| Hassan (to Yussuf). |
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At your marriage, though the carriages obstruct
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the view, |
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It's the block at two o'clock that I shall not get through! |
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And bless my heart,
It's time to start, |
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Or I shall be late for beheading! |
| Chorus. |
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Or I shall be late for the wedding. |
| Scent. |
Hearts. |
Yussuf. |
Hassan. |
Exec. |
Chorus. |
| Of over |
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Of over |
It's a busy, busy, busy |
It's a busy, busy, busy |
It's a busy, busy, busy |
| powering |
I'll plot and plan |
powering |
busy day for thee: |
busy day for me: |
busy day for thee: |
| high |
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high |
Very busy, busy, busy |
Very busy, busy, busy |
Very busy, busy, busy |
| degree, |
I'll plot and plan! |
degree, |
must a morning be, |
must a morning be, |
must a morning be, |
| The exalt- |
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The exalt- |
For any man |
For any man |
For any man |
| ed dame who |
I'll plot and plan, And, |
ed dame who |
who has to plan For a |
who has to plan For a |
who has to plan For a |
| marries thee, |
if I can, Upset |
marries me, |
wedding and be head- wedding and behead- |
wedding and behead- |
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the Fate |
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ing! |
ing! |
ing! |
| But he |
you're dreading! |
But we |
For the marriage order |
For the marriage order |
For he marriage order |
| must part From |
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must part, my |
carriages at half-past two; |
carriages at half-past two; |
carriages at half-past two; |
| his own |
I'll plot and plan, |
own |
And the block at two o'clock, |
And the block at two o'clock, |
And the block at two o'clock, |
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That I shall not get |
But that will be for |
But that will be for |
| sweetheart, must part From |
I'll plot and plan, and if I can, |
sweetheart, must part my |
through! But, bless my heart, It's time to start, |
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| his true |
Upset |
true |
Or I |
Or I |
Or I |
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the Fate you're |
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shall be late for the |
shall be late for the |
shall be latge for the |
| sweetheart! |
dreading! |
sweetheart! |
wedding! |
wedding! |
wedding! |
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Scent, Hearts,
Hassan, Exec. |
Yussuf. |
Chorus. |
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Bless my heart,
It's time to start, it's |
| Of |
Of |
time! |
| over |
over |
It's a busy, busy, busy, busy |
| powering |
powering |
day for thee! |
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Very |
| high degree The |
high degree The |
busy, busy, busy must a morning be, |
| exalted Rose-in- |
exalted Rose-in- |
For the marriage order carriages at
half-past two, |
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And the |
| Bloom may be. |
Bloom may be. |
block at two o'clock, but that'll be for you! |
| But part |
But part |
And the block |
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at two o'clock, but |
| they must, But |
we must, But |
that'll be for you! And, |
bless my heart,
It's time to start,
Or else be late, for the wedding! |
bless my heart,
It's time to start,
Or else be late, for the wedding! |
bless my heart,
It's time to start,
Or else be late, for the wedding! |
Exeunt all except Yussuf and Heart's Desire.
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