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To ascertain which is the King
And which the other；
To Barataria's Court I'll bring
His foster…mother；
Her former nurseling to declare
She'll be delighted。
That settled； let each happy pair
Be reunited。
MAR。； GIU。； Viva！ His argument is strong！
GIA。； TESS。 Viva！ We'll not be parted long！
Viva！ It will be settled soon！
Viva！ Then comes our honeymoon！
（Exit Don
Alhambra。）
QUARTETMARCO； GIUSEPPE。； GIANETTA； TESSA。
GIA。 Then one of us will be a Queen；
And sit on a golden throne；
With a crown instead
Of a hat on her head；
And diamonds all her own！
With a beautiful robe of gold and green；
I've always understood；
I wonder whether
She'd wear a feather？
I rather think she should！
ALL。 Oh； 'tis a glorious thing； I ween；
To be a regular Royal Queen！
No half…and…half affair； I mean；
But a right…down regular Royal Queen！
MAR。 She'll drive about in a carriage and pair；
With the King on her left…hand side；
And a milk…white horse；
As a matter of course；
Whenever she wants to ride！
With beautiful silver shoes to wear
Upon her dainty feet；
With endless stocks
Of beautiful frocks
And as much as she wants to eat！
ALL。 Oh； 'tis a glorious thing； I ween； etc。
TESS。 Whenever she condescends to walk；
Be sure she'll shine at that；
With her haughty stare
And her nose in the air；
Like a well…born aristocrat！
At elegant high society talk
She'll bear away the bell；
With her 〃How de do？〃
And her 〃How are you？〃
And 〃I trust I see you well！〃
ALL。 Oh； 'tis a glorious thing； I ween； etc。
GIU。 And noble lords will scrape and bow；
And double themselves in two；
And open their eyes
In blank surprise
At whatever she likes to do。
And everybody will roundly vow
She's fair as flowers in May；
And say； 〃How clever！〃
At whatsoever
She condescends to say！
ALL。 Oh； 'tis a glorious thing； I ween；
To be a regular Royal Queen！
No half…and…half affair； I mean；
But a right…down regular Royal Queen！
（Enter Chorus of Gondoliers and Contadine。）
CHORUS。
Now； pray； what is the cause of this remarkable hilarity？
This sudden ebullition of unmitigated jollity？
Has anybody blessed you with a sample of his charity？
Or have you been adopted by a gentleman of quality？
MAR。 and GIU。 Replying； we sing
As one individual；
As I find I'm a king；
To my kingdom I bid you all。
I'm aware you object
To pavilions and palaces；
But you'll find I respect
Your Republican fallacies。
CHORUS。 As they know we object
To pavilions and palaces；
How can they respect
Our Republican fallacies？
MARCO and GIUSEPPE。
MAR。 For every one who feels inclined；
Some post we undertake to find
Congenial with his frame of mind
And all shall equal be。
GIU。 The Chancellor in his peruke
The Earl； the Marquis； and the Dook；
The Groom； the Butler； and the Cook
They all shall equal be。
MAR。 The Aristocrat who banks with Coutts
The Aristocrat who hunts and shoots
The Aristocrat who cleans our boots
They all shall equal be！
GIU。 The Noble Lord who rules the State
The Noble Lord who cleans the plate
MAR。 The Noble Lord who scrubs the grate
They all shall equal be！
GIU。 The Lord High Bishop orthodox
The Lord High Coachman on the box
MAR。 The Lord High Vagabond in the stocks
They all shall equal be！
BOTH。 For every one； etc。
Sing high； sing low；
Wherever they go；
They all shall equal be！
CHORUS。 Sing high； sing low；
Wherever they go；
They all shall equal be！
The Earl； the Marquis； and the Dook；
The Groom； the Butler； and the Cook；
The Aristocrat who banks with Coutts；
The Aristocrat who cleans the boots；
The Noble Lord who rules the State；
The Noble Lord who scrubs the grate；
The Lord High Bishop orthodox；
The Lord High Vagabond in the stocks
For every one； etc。
Sing high； sing low；
Wherever they go；
They all shall equal be！
Then hail！ O King；
Whichever you may be；
To you we sing；
But do not bend the knee。
Then hail！ O King。
MARCO and GIUSEPPE （together）。
Come； let's awayour island crown awaits me
Conflicting feelings rend my soul apart！
The thought of Royal dignity elates me；
But leaving thee behind me breaks my heart！
（Addressing Gianetta and
Tessa。）
GIANETTA and TESSA （together）。
Farewell； my love； on board you must be getting；
But while upon the sea you gaily roam；
Remember that a heart for thee is fretting
The tender little heart you've left at home！
GIA。 Now； Marco dear；
My wishes hear：
While you're away
It's understood
You will be good
And not too gay。
To every trace
Of maiden grace
You will be blind；
And will not glance
By any chance
On womankind！
If you are wise；
You'll shut your eyes
Till we arrive；
And not address
A lady less
Than forty…five。
You'll please to frown
On every gown
That you may see；
And； O my pet；
You won't forget
You've married me！
And O my darling； O my pet；
Whatever else you may forget；
In yonder isle beyond the sea；
Do not forget you've married me！
TESS。 You'll lay your head
Upon your bed
At set of sun。
You will not sing
Of anything
To any one。
You'll sit and mope
All day； I hope；
And shed a tear
Upon the life
Your little wife
Is passing here。
And if so be
You think of me；
Please tell the moon！
I'll read it all
In rays that fall