Gilbert and Sullivan Archive
Princess Toto
by William S. Gilbert
music by Frederic Clay
No. 18
Bang the Merry Tom, Tom
Chorus and Dance of Red Indians
MIDI File 18K, 1 min. 46 seconds, sequenced by Ron Orenstein.
SCENE: A tropical island. The court of KING PORTICO are discovered dressed as Red Indians. During the opening chorus ZAPETER dances a war-dance of a grotesque description.
CHORUS:
Bang the merry tom, tom,
Sing the merry song,
Wear a merry Indian smile, a merry Indian smile,
Bang the merry tom, tom,
Sing the merry song,
Pleasantly the moments fly, merry moments fly along
On the merry Indian isle, the Indian isle.
FOLLETTE:
Coriander seeds,
Glass and metal beads,
Pretty, pretty, pretty little bells,
Seeds and glass and metal beads,
Feathers, Feathers too, and shells
Coriander seeds,
Glass and metal beads,
Pretty, pretty, prertty little bells,
Feathers too, and shells,
Feathers too and shells
Coriander, Coriander seeds and pretty, pretty bells.
CHORUS:
Bang the merry tom, tom.
Bang the merry tom, tom.
Bang the merry tom, tom,
Sing the merry song,
Wear the merry Indian smile,
The merry Indian smile.
Bang the merry tom, tom,
Sing the merry song,
Pleasantly the moments fly, merry moments fly alone,
Bang the merry tom, tom,
Sing the merry, merry song,
Bang the merry tom, tom,
Sing the merry song,
FOLLETTE AND CHORUS:
Bang the tom, tom, sing the song,
Sing the merry, merry song
Sing the merry song.
Updated 23 December 1998