Gilbert and Sullivan Archive
Princess Toto
by William S. Gilbert
music by Frederic Clay
This is a court in which you'll find
No. 1, Sung by a Chorus of Courtiers in the Palace of King Portico
MIDI File 2 min. 33 seconds, sequenced by Adam Cuerden
Men
- This is a court in which you'll find
- The most respectable society,
- To ev'ry fault we all are blind,
- Except the fault of impropriety!
- The most respectable society,
- We pride ourselves upon our taste,
- It is indeed our only vanity.
- We pride ourselves upon our taste,
- It is indeed our only vanity.
- This is a court in which you'll find
- The most respectable society,
- To ev'ry fault we all are blind,
- Except the fault of impropriety!
- The most respectable society,
- We pride ourselves upon our taste,
- It is indeed our only vanity.
- And when in false positions placed,
- And when in false positions placed,
- It almost drives us to insanity,
- It drives us to insanity,
- Insanity!
- And when in false positions placed,
- This is a court in which you'll find
- The most respectable society,
- To ev'ry fault we all are blind,
- The most respectable society,
- Except the fault of impropriety!
- This is a court in which you'll find,
- You'll find
- The most respectable
- Society
- Respectable
- Society
- Society
| Basses | Tenors | Altos | Sopranos |
|---|---|---|---|
| This is a | |||
| court where you | This is a | ||
| never will | court where you | This is a | |
| find but the | never will, | court where you | This is a |
| best, you will find but the best | never will find but the best | never will find but the best | court where you'll find the best |
| and the most respectable society! | and the most respectable society! | and the most respectable society! | and the most respectable society! |
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