Gilbert and Sullivan Archive

Princess Toto

by William S. Gilbert
music by Frederic Clay

No. 19

When You're Afloat

 BARCAROLLE - Jelly and Quintette



MIDI Icon MIDI File 13, 2 min. 5 seconds, sequenced by Ron Orenstein.

Enter DORO, CARAMEL, JACQUIER, FLOSS and JELLY, rowing in an open boat at back.


JELLY.
When you're afloat
In an open boat,
With nobody there to tow,
You ply your oar
Till you reach the shore,
And that is all I know.
When you're afloat
In an open boat,
With nobody there to tow,
You ply your oar
Till you reach the shore,
And that is all I know.
You ply your oar
Till you reach the shore,
Till you reach the shore,
Till you reach the shore,
You ply your oar
Till you reach the shore,
And that is all I know!

ALL.
When you're afloat in a sailing boat
Which is much too big to row,
You spread your sail
To the quick'ning gale,
And that is all we know.
When you're afloat in an open boat
Which is much too big to row,
You spread your sail
To the quick'ning gale,
And that is all we know.
You spread your sails
To the quick'ning gale,
To the quick'ning gale,
To the quick'ning gale,
You spread your sail
To the quick'ning gale,
And that is all we know.

DORO, CARAMEL and JELLY disembark, FLOSS and JACQUIER row off.

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