Of the Duke of Plaza Toro He led his regiment from behind - He found it less exciting.
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I am the Captain of the Pinafore And a right good captain too .... And Im never, never sick at sea What, never No, never What never Hardly ever Hes hardly ever sick at sea Then give three cheers, and one cheer more, For the hardy Captain of the Pinafore.William Schwenck Gilbert
Bow, bow, ye lower middle classes Bow, bow, ye tradesmen, bow, ye masses.
William Schwenck Gilbert
If you're anxious for to shine in the high aesthetic line As a man of culture rare, You must get up all the germs of the transcendental terms And plant them everywhere. You must lie upon the daisies and discourse in novel phrases Of your complicated state of mind, The meaning doesn't matter if it's only idle chatter Of a transendental kind.
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When you're lying awake with a dismal headache, and repose is taboo'd by anxiety, I conceive you may use any language you choose to indulge in, without impropriety.
William Schwenck Gilbert
Oh, dont the days seem lank and long When all goes right and nothing goes wrong, And isnt your life extremely flat With nothing whatever to grumble at.
William Schwenck Gilbert
When I was a lad I served a term As office boy to an Attorneys firm. I cleaned the windows and I swept the floor, And I polished up the handle of the big front door. I polished up that handle so carefullee That now I am the Ruler of the Queens Navee .... Stick close to your desks and never go to sea, And you all may be Rulers of the Queens Navee.
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