Misc Musicals – The Mikado - Our Great Mikado Virtuous Man (Guitar)

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  Our great Mikado, virtuous man

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When he to rule our land began

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Resolved to try a plan whereby

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Young men might best be steadied

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So he decreed in words succinct

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That all who flirted, leered or winked

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Unless conubially linked

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Should forthwith be beheaded, beheaded

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Behe-e- e- ea- ded,

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Should forthwith be beheaded

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And I expect you'll all agree

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That he was right to so decree

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And I am right and you are right

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And all is right, as right can be

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(And you are right and we are right

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And all is right, as right, as right can be

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And all is right as right can be,

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Right as right can be)

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This stern decree, you'll understand

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Caused great dismay throughout the land

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For young and old and shy and bold

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Were equally affected

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The youth who winked a roving eye

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Or breathed a non-conubial sigh

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Was thereupon condemned to die

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He usually objected, objected

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Obje-e- e- ec- ted,

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He usually objected

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And you'll allow, as I expect

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That he was right to so object

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And I am right and you are right

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And everything is quite correct

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(And you are right and we are right

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And everything is quite, is quite correct

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And everything is quite correct,

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All is quite correct)

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And so, we straight let out on bail

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A convict from the county jail,

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Whose head was next on some pretext

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Condem-ned to be mown off,

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And made him headsman for we said,

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"Whose next to be decapited

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Shall not cut off another's head,

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Until he's cut his own off, his own off,

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His o- o- o- ow-n off

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Until he's cut his own off

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And we are right, I think you'll say,

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To argue in this kind of way

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And I am right and you are right

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And all is right toolooralley!

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(And you are right and we are right

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And all is right, tooloora-looralley!

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And you are right and we are right

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A-and   all is right!)