ruddigore 32 Such a bright little tight little craft

DUET ñ RICHARD AND ROSE.

RICH. Happily coupled are we, You see ñ I am a jolly Jack Tar, My star, And you are the fairest, The richest and rarest Of innocent lasses you are, By far ñ Of innocent lasses you are! Fanned by a favouring gale, You'll sail Over life's treacherous sea With me, And as for bad weather, We'll brave it together, And you shall creep under my lee, My wee! And you shall creep under my lee! For you are such a smart little craft ñ Such a neat little, sweet little craft, Such a bright little, tight little, Slight little, light little, Trim little, prim little craft!

CHORUS. For she is such, etc.

ROSE. My hopes will be blighted, I fear, My dear; In a month you'll be going to sea, Quite free, And all of my wishes You'll throw to the fishes As though they were never to be; Poor me! As though they were never to be. And I shall be left all alone To moan, And weep at your cruel deceit, Complete; While you'll be asserting Your freedom by flirting With every woman you meet, You cheat ñ Ah! With every woman you meet! Ah! Though I am such a smart little craft ñ Such a neat little, sweet little craft, Such a bright little, tight little, Slight little, light little, Trim little, prim little craft!

CHORUS. Though she is such, etc.

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• sullivan
• musical

[Vadergeek]

@wickedfeylady Probably because it came right after the Mikado.

[90lysander]

@wickedfeylady I've often wondered the same thing.

It's so lovely to hear Rose's verse here. It was often cut in the old D'oyly Carte recordings.

[wickedfeylady]

This work has such a great score. There is no song that I think is bad, and the story and characters are really funny! Why isn't more esteemed in the G and S canon?