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No. 10: TRIO (Rose, Robin & Richard)
"In sailing o'er life's ocean wide"
| Rose, Richard & Robin. |
In sailing o'er life's ocean wide
Your heart should be your only guide;
With summer sea and favouring wind,
Yourself in port you'll surely find. |
| Richard. |
My heart says, "To this maiden strike –
She's captured you.
She's just the sort of girl you like –
You know you do.
If other man her heart should gain,
I shall resign."
That's what it says to me quite plain,
This heart of mine,
This heart of mine. |
| Robin. |
My heart says, "You've a prosperous lot,
With acres wide;
You mean to settle all you've got
Upon your bride."
It don't pretend to shape my acts
By word or sign;
It merely states these simple facts,
This heart of mine,
This heart of mine! |
Martyn Green, Muriel Dickson and Charles Goulding (1932-3)
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| Rose. |
Ten minutes since my heart said "white" –
It now says "black".
It then said "left" – it now says "right" –
Hearts often tack.
I must obey its latest strain – You tell me so.
(To Richard.)
But should it change its mind again,
I'll let you know,
I'll let you know.
(Turning from Richard to Robin, who embraces her.) |
| Rose, Richard & Robin. |
In sailing o'er life's ocean wide
No doubt the heart should be your guide;
But it is awkward when you find
A heart, a heart that does not know its mind,
A heart that does not know its mind!
A heart, a heart that does not know its mind! |
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Exeunt Robin with Rose L., and RICHARD, weeping, R.
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