《The Gondoliers: There Lived a King， As I’ve Been Told》歌词

歌曲： The Gondoliers: There Lived a King， As I’ve Been Told

所属专辑：Gilbert & Sullivan: The Highlights

歌手： Glyndebourne Festival Cho

时长： 03:06

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The Gondoliers: There Lived a King, As I've Been Told - Glyndebourne Festival Chorus[00:00:00]

DON: There lived a King as I've been told[00:00:04]

In the wonder-working days of old[00:00:07]

When hearts were twice as good as gold[00:00:10]

And twenty times as mellow[00:00:13]

Good-temper triumphed in his face[00:00:15]

And in his heart he found a place[00:00:18]

For all the erring human race[00:00:20]

And every wretched fellow[00:00:23]

When he had Rhenish wine to drink[00:00:25]

It made him very sad to think[00:00:28]

That some at junket or at jink[00:00:31]

Must be content with toddy[00:00:33]

M&G: With toddy must be content with toddy[00:00:35]

DON: He wished all men as rich as he[00:00:41]

And he was rich as rich could be[00:00:44]

So to the top of every tree[00:00:46]

Promoted everybody[00:00:48]

M&G: Now that's the kind of King for me[00:00:51]

He wished all men as rich as he[00:00:54]

So to the top of every tree[00:00:57]

Promoted everybody[00:00:59]

DON: Lord Chancellors were cheap as sprats[00:01:01]

And Bishops in their shovel hats[00:01:04]

Were plentiful as tabby cats[00:01:07]

In point of fact too many[00:01:09]

Ambassadors cropped up like hay[00:01:12]

Prime Ministers and such as they[00:01:14]

Grew like asparagus in May[00:01:17]

And Dukes were three a penny[00:01:20]

On every side FieldMarshals gleamed[00:01:22]

Small beer were LordsLieutenant deemed[00:01:25]

With Admirals the ocean teemed[00:01:27]

All round his wide dominions[00:01:30]

M&G: All round his wide dominions[00:01:33]

DON: And Party Leaders you might meet[00:01:38]

In twos and threes in every street[00:01:41]

Maintaining with no little heat[00:01:43]

Their various opinions[00:01:46]

M&G: Now that's a sight you couldn't beat[00:01:48]

Two Party Leaders in each street[00:01:51]

Maintaining with no little heat[00:01:54]

Their various opinions[00:01:56]

DON: That King although no one denies[00:01:58]

His heart was of abnormal size[00:02:01]

Yet he'd have acted otherwise[00:02:04]

If he had been acuter[00:02:06]

The end is easily foretold[00:02:09]

When every blessed thing you hold[00:02:12]

Is made of silver or of gold[00:02:14]

You long for simple pewter[00:02:17]

When you have nothing else to wear[00:02:20]

But cloth of gold and satins rare[00:02:22]

For cloth of gold you cease to care[00:02:25]

Up goes the price of shoddy[00:02:27]

M&G: Up shoddy goes the price of shoddy[00:02:29]

DON: In short whoever you may be[00:02:34]

To this conclusion you'll agree[00:02:39]

When every one is somebody[00:02:41]

Then no one's anybody[00:02:45]

M&G: Now that's as plain as plain can be[00:02:47]

To this conclusion we agree[00:02:50]

When every one is somebody[00:02:53]

Then no one's anybody[00:02:56]