But bless my heart, it's time to start,

Or we shall be late for the wedding!

Of overpowering high degree

Th'exalted dame who marries me!

But we must part,

My own sweetheart,

Must part, my true sweetheart!

It's a mise-mise-miserable day for thee!

Ah! mise-miserable will the marriage be!

I'll plot and plan,

And, if I can,

Upset the fate you're dreading!

Upset the fate you're dreading!

At your marriage, though the carriages

obstruct the view,

It's the block at two o'clock that

I shall not get through!

And bless my heart,

It's time to start,

Or I shall be late for beheading!

Or I shall be late for the wedding.

Scent	Hearts	Yussuf	Hassan	Exec.	Chorus
Of over		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		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-		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-
	the Fate		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		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,
---		---	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,
his true	Upset	true	Or I	Or I	Or I
	the Fate you're		shall be late for the	shall be late for the	shall be latge for the
sweetheart!	dreading!	sweetheart!	wedding!	wedding!	wedding!

Chorus (Men):

Bless my heart,

It's time to start, it's

Scent, Hearts, Hassan, Exec.	Yussuf	Chorus
Of	Of	time!
over	over	It's a busy, busy, busy, busy
powering	powering	day for thee!
		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,
		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
		at two o'clock, but
they must, But	we must, But	that'll be for you! And,

All:

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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