Rising Early In The Morning-Chorus

[ti:Rising Early In The Morning] [ar:Chorus] [al:Patience & Gondoliers] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Rising Early In The Morning - Chorus [00:05.50]Rising early in the morning [00:08.36]We proceed to light the fire [00:11.59]Then our Majesty adorning [00:14.40]In it's workaday attire [00:17.62]We embark without delay [00:20.42]On the duties of the day [00:24.33] [00:25.04]First we polish off some batches [00:26.52]Of political despatches [00:28.14]And foreign politicians circumvent [00:30.05] [00:30.72]Then if business isn't heavy [00:31.87]We may hold a Royal levee [00:33.71]Or ratify some Acts of Parliament [00:35.66] [00:36.18]Then we probably review the household troops [00:39.07]With the usual Shalloo humps [00:40.36]And Shalloo hoops [00:41.23] [00:41.91]Or receive with ceremonial and state [00:43.91] [00:44.47]An interesting Eastern potentate [00:47.23]After that we generally [00:48.50]Go and dress our private valet [00:50.06]It's a rather nervous duty [00:51.38]He's a touchy little man [00:53.12]Write some letters literary [00:54.29]For our private secretary [00:55.77]He is shaky in his spelling [00:57.14]So we help him if we can [00:59.58]Then in view of cravings inner [01:01.02]We go down and order dinner; [01:02.59]Then we polish the Regalia [01:04.13]And the Coronation Plate [01:06.07] [01:06.75]Spend an hour in titivating [01:08.12]All our Gentlemenin Waiting; [01:09.60]Or we run on little errands [01:11.02]For the Ministers of State [01:13.21]Oh philosophers may sing [01:15.98]Of the troubles of a King [01:17.38]Yet the duties are delightful [01:18.71]And the privileges great [01:20.40]But the privilege and pleasure [01:21.58]That we treasure beyond measure [01:22.83]Is to run on little errands [01:24.24]For the Ministers of State [01:26.33]Oh philosophers may sing [01:28.90]Of the troubles of a King [01:30.20]Yet the duties are delightful [01:31.55]And the privileges great [01:32.98]But the privilege and pleasure [01:34.36]That we treasure beyond measure [01:35.64]Is to run on little errands [01:36.89]For the Ministers of State [01:38.38] [01:39.32]After luncheon making merry [01:40.84]On a bun and glass of sherry [01:42.21]If we've nothing in particular to do [01:45.13]We may make a Proclamation [01:46.54]Or receive a deputation [01:47.97]Then we possibly create a Peer or two [01:50.20] [01:50.81]Then we help a fellow creature on his path [01:53.05] [01:53.68]With the Garter or the Thistle or the Bath [01:55.82] [01:56.44]Or we dress and toddle off in semistate [01:59.08]To a festival a function or a fete [02:01.75]Then we go and stand as sentry [02:03.22]At the Palace private entry [02:04.59]Marching hither marching thither [02:06.04]Up and down and to and fro [02:07.64]While the warrior on duty [02:08.80]Goes in search of beer and beauty [02:10.49]And it generally happens [02:11.81]That he hasn't far to go [02:14.08]He relieves us if he's able [02:15.61]Just in time to lay the table [02:17.20]Then we dine and serve the coffee [02:18.91]And at halfpast twelve or one [02:21.04] [02:21.72]With a pleasure that's emphatic [02:23.27]We retire to our attic [02:24.73]With the gratifying feeling [02:26.10]That our duty has been done [02:28.65]Oh philosophers may sing [02:31.29]Of the troubles of a King [02:32.74]But of pleasures there are many [02:34.21]And of worries there are none; [02:35.88]And the culminating pleasure [02:36.97]That we treasure beyond measure [02:38.48]Is the gratifying feeling [02:39.84]That our duty has been done [02:41.95]Oh philosophers may sing [02:44.71]Of the troubles of a King; [02:46.22]But of pleasures there are many [02:47.49]And of worries there are none [02:48.95]And the culminating pleasure [02:50.34]That we treasure beyond measure [02:51.75]Is the gratifying feeling [02:53.12]That our duty has been done