I'm the Sultan's vigilant Vizier,

Who lets the Sultan know the coast is clear,

When he (the Sultan) takes a private stroll;

Assuming such an assuming role

As Dervish!

Physician:

I, the Sultan's Chief Physician, lug

The Sultan's private chest of dose and drug,

And follow his (the Sultan's) Grand Vizier,

Who lets the Sultan know the coast is clear,

When he the Sultan takes a private stroll;

Assuming such an assuming role

As Dervish!

Executioner:

I, the Sultan's Executioner,

Come just behind His Majesty of Per-

Sia's Chief Physician, who (the latter) lugs

His (that's the Sultan's) private chest of drugs,

And follows his (the Sultan's) Grand Vizier,

Who lets the Sultan know the coast is clear,

When he (the Sultan) takes a private stroll;

Assuming such an assuming role

As Dervish!

Sultan:

I'm the Persian Sultan So-and-So,

Engaged in walking out incognito,

With my (the Sultan's) Executioner;

We walks behind my Majesty of Per-

Sia's Chief Physician, who (the latter) lugs

My (Sultan's) chest of my (the Sultan's) drugs,

And follows his -- my -- (Sultan's) Grand Vizier,

Who lets the Sultan know the coast is clear,

When I (the Sultan) take a private stroll;

Assuming such an assuming role

As Dervish!

Vizier:

Dancing Dervish!

Physician:

Holy Dancing Dervish!

Executioner:

Lowly holy Dancing Dervish!

Sultan:

Simple souly lowly holy Dervish!

PHYSICAN	SULTAN	VIZIER	EXECUTIONER
Twirling whirling	Tee-to-tum my rummy slummy	Simple sou-	Quaintly curling Twirling
simple souly	quaintly curling Twirling whirling	ly low-	whirling Twirling whir-
lowly Holy	simple souly lowly Holy	ly Holy	ling Simple souly
Dog of a Dancing Dervish!	Dog of a Dancing Dervish!	Dog of a Dancing Dervish!	Dog of a Dancing Dervish!
Ah! Ah! Ah!	Ah! Ah! Ah!	Ah! Ah! Ah!	Ah! Ah! Ah!
Joyful gyrate	Joyful gyrate High rate my	Joyful gyrate High rate my	Joyful gyrate
High rate my rate	rate	rate	High rate my rate
unro-	unromantic, frantic	unromantic, frantic	unro-
mantic, frantic antic	antic	antic	mantic, frantic antic
Tee-to-	Tee-to-tummy, rummy,	Tee-to-tummy, rummy,	Tee-to-
tummy, rummy, slummy,	slummy,	slummy,	tummy, rummy, slummy,
Quaintly	Quaintly curling, twirling,	Quaintly curling, twirling,	Quaintly
curling, twirling, whirling,	whirling	whirling	curling, twirling, whirling,
Holy, Dancing	Holy, Dancing	Holy, Dancing	Holy, Dancing
Dervish; lowly, Holy,	Dervish; lowly, Holy,	Dervish; lowly, Holy,	Dervish; lowly, Holy,
Dog of Dancing Dervish!	Dog of Dancing Dervish!	Dog of Dancing Dervish!	Dog of Dancing Dervish!

As they engage in a Dervish Dance, Hassan enters; he appears excited, and from time to time eats Bhang.

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