When Federic Was A Little Lad-The Pirates Of Penzance

[ti:When Federic Was A Little Lad] [ar:班战斯的海盗] [al:The Pirates Of Penzance] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]When Federic Was A Little Lad - The Pirates Of Penzance [00:05.69]When Frederic was a little lad [00:08.76]He proved so brave and daring [00:11.49]His father thought he'd 'prentice him [00:14.53]To some career seafaring [00:17.22]I was alas his nurserymaid [00:20.45]And so it fell to my lot [00:23.24]To take and bind the promising boy [00:27.21]Apprentice to a pilot [00:30.45] [00:31.92]A life not bad for a hardy lad [00:35.62]Though surely not a high lot [00:39.95]Though I'm a nurse you might do worse [00:44.29] [00:45.22]Than make your boy a pilot [00:47.78] [00:53.75]I was a stupid nurserymaid [00:56.44]On breakers always steering [00:59.47]And I did not catch the word aright [01:02.51]Through being hard of hearing [01:05.46]Mistaking my instructions [01:08.02]Which within my brain did gyrate [01:11.47]I took and bound this promising boy [01:15.49] [01:16.30]Apprentice to a pirate [01:19.78] [01:21.95]A sad mistake it was to make [01:25.66]And doom him to a vile lot [01:29.43] [01:30.13]I bound him to a pirate you [01:35.08] [01:36.34]Instead of to a pilot [01:39.02] [01:44.98]I soon found out beyond all doubt [01:47.45]The scope of this disaster [01:50.10]But I hadnt the face to return to my place [01:52.84]And break it to my master [01:55.58]A nurserymaid is not afraid [01:58.54]Of what you people call work [02:01.37]So I made up my mind to go as a kind [02:04.66]Of piratical maid-of-all-work [02:09.62]And that is how you find me now [02:13.64]A member of your shy lot [02:18.03] [02:18.55]Which you wouldn't have found had he been bound [02:23.01] [02:23.78]Apprentice to a pilot