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No. 17: DUET (Captain & Deadeye)
"Kind Captain, I've important information"
| Dick. |
Kind Captain, I've important information,
Sing hey, the kind commander that you are,
About a certain intimate relation,
Sing hey, the merry maiden and the tar. |
| Captain. |
Dick. |
| The merry, merry maiden, |
The merry, |
| The merry, merry maiden, |
merry maiden, The merry, |
Sing hey, the merry
maiden and the tar. |
merry maiden,
The maiden and the tar. |
| Captain. |
Good fellow, in conundrums you are speaking,
Sing hey, the mystic sailor that you are,
The answer to them vainly I am seeking;
Sing hey, the merry maiden and the tar. |
| Captain. |
Dick. |
| The merry, merry maiden, |
The merry, |
| The merry, merry maiden, |
merry maiden, The merry, |
Sing hey, the merry
maiden and the tar. |
merry maiden,
The maiden and the tar. |
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| Dick. |
Kind Captain, your young lady is a-sighing,
Sing hey, the simple captain that you are,
This very night with Rackstraw to be flying;
Sing hey, the merry maiden and the tar. |
| Captain. |
Dick. |
| The merry, merry maiden, |
The merry, |
| The merry, merry maiden, |
merry maiden, The merry, |
Sing hey, the merry
maiden and the tar. |
merry maiden,
The maiden and the tar. |
| Captain. |
Good fellow, you have given timely warning,
Sing hey, the thoughtful sailor that you are,
I'll talk to Master Rackstraw in the morning,
Sing hey, the cat-o'-nine-tails and the tar.
(Producing a "cat".) |
| Captain. |
Dick. |
| The merry cat-o'-nine-tails, |
The merry |
| The merry cat-o'-nine-tails, |
cat-o'-nine-tails, The merry cat, |
The merry cat-o'-nine-tails
and the tar. |
The merry cat-o'-nine-tails
and the tar. |
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Captain. Dick Deadeye — I thank you for your warning — I will at once take means to arrest their flight. This boat cloak will afford me ample disguise — So! (Envelops himself in a mysterious cloak, holding it before his face.)
Dick. Ha, ha! They are foiled — foiled — foiled!
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23 November, 2007
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