ruddigore 04 Legend

LEGEND ñ HANNAH.



Sir Rupert Murgatroyd

His leisure and his riches

He ruthlessly employed

In persecuting witches.

With fear he'd make them quake ñ

He'd duck them in his lake ñ

He'd break their bones

With sticks and stones,

And burn them at the stake!



CHORUS.This sport he much enjoyed,

Did Rupert Murgatroyd ñ

No sense of shame

Or pity came

To Rupert Murgatroyd!



Once, on the village green,

A palsied hag he roasted,

And what took place, I ween,

Shook his composure boasted;

For, as the torture grim

Seized on each withered limb,

The writhing dame

'Mid fire and flame

Yelled forth this curse on him: "Each lord of Ruddigore,

Despite his best endeavour,

Shall do one crime, or more,

Once, every day, for ever!

This doom he can't defy,

However he may try,

For should he stay

His hand, that day

In torture he shall die!"



The prophecy came true:

Each heir who held the title

Had, every day, to do

Some crime of import vital;

Until, with guilt o'erplied,

"I'll sin no more!" he cried,

And on the day

He said that say,

In agony he died!



CHORUS.And thus, with sinning cloyed,

Has died each Murgatroyd,

And so shall fall,

Both one and all,

Each coming Murgatroyd!

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Gilbert
• Sullivans
• musical
• Ruddigore

[keithayu]

Is it appropriate to roll the 'r'?

[Kraken812]

Loved it!

[Chriswren9]

I have always said that a countertenor would work well in the G&S contralto roles! I love it!

Thanks for posting!