Friday, May 29, 2009

Just for fun (completely pointless)

A previous post commented on a "Victorian inside joke" included in the Modern Major-General's song from Gilbert & Sullivan's The Pirates of Penzance... it involved the lyric, "... and tell you every detail of Caractacus’s uniform."

Here's a song about the Court of King Caractacus (lyrics by Rolf Harris):
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lyrics:
Now the ladies of the harem of the court of King Caractacus, were just
passing by.
All together, now the ladies of the harem of the court of King Caractacus,
were just passing by.
Now the ladies of the harem of the court of King Caractacus, were just
passing by.
Now the ladies of the harem of the court of King Caractacus, were just
passing by.

Now the noses on the faces of the ladies of the harem of the court of King
Caractacus, were just passing by.
All together, now the noses on the faces of the ladies of the harem of the
court of King Catactacus, were just passing by.
Now the noses on the faces of the ladies of the harem of the court of King
Caractacus, were just passing by.
Now the noses on the faces of the ladies of the harem of the court of King
Caractacus, were just passing by.

Now the boys who put the powder on the noses on the faces of the ladies of
the harem of the court of King Caractacus, were just passing by.
[Repeat 4 times]

Now the fascinating witches who put the scintilating stiches in the britches
of the boys who put the powder on the noses on the faces of the ladies of
the harem of the court of King Caractacus, were just passing by.
[Repeat 4 times]

Now if you want to take some pictures of the fascinating witches who put the
scintilating stiches in the britches of the boys who put the powder on the
noses on the faces of the ladies of the harem of the court of King
Caractacus...

...you're too late! Because they've just... passed... by!
As advertised: completely pointless!

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