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Wednesday Morning Gilbert

From "The Pirates of Penzance"
by W.S. Gilbert

Sergeant. When a felon's not engaged in his employment ?
Police. His employment,
Sergeant. Or maturing his felonious little plans ?
Police. Little plans,
Sergeant. His capacity for innocent enjoyment ?
Police. 'Cent enjoyment
Sergeant. Is just as great as any honest man's ?
Police. Honest man's.

Sergeant. Our feelings we with difficulty smother ?
Police. 'Culty smother,
Sergeant. When constabulary duty's to be done ?
Police. To be done.
Sergeant. Ah, take one consideration with another ?
Police. With another,
Sergeant. A policeman's lot is not a happy one.
Police. Ah!
Sergeant & Police. When constabulary duty's to be done, to be done,
A policeman's lot is not a happy one, happy one.

Sergeant. When the enterprising burglar's not a-burgling ?
Police. Not a-burgling.
Sergeant. When the cut-throat isn't occupied in crime ?
Police. 'Pied in crime,
Sergeant. He loves to hear the little brook a-gurgling ?
Police. Brook a-gurgling,
Sergeant. And listen to the merry village chime ?
Police. Village chime.
Sergeant. When the coster's finished jumping on his mother ?
Police. On his mother,
Sergeant. He loves to lie a-basking in the sun ?
Police. In the sun.
Sergeant. Ah, take one consideration with another ?
Police. With another,
Sergeant. A policeman's lot is not a happy one.
Police. Ah!
Sergeant & Police. When constabulary duty's to be done, to be done,
A policeman's lot is not a happy one, happy one.

Full post as published by West Neanderthal Drive on February 20, 2008 (boomark / email).