The Gondoliers: There Lived a King, As I've Been Told-Glyndebourne Festival Chorus

[ti:The Gondoliers: There Lived a King, As I've Been Told] [ar:Glyndebourne Festival Chorus] [al:Gilbert & Sullivan: The Highlights] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.34]The Gondoliers: There Lived a King, As I've Been Told - Glyndebourne Festival Chorus [00:02.60] [00:04.62]DON: There lived a King as I've been told [00:07.78]In the wonder-working days of old [00:10.53]When hearts were twice as good as gold [00:13.11]And twenty times as mellow [00:15.59]Good-temper triumphed in his face [00:18.04]And in his heart he found a place [00:20.68]For all the erring human race [00:23.28]And every wretched fellow [00:25.95]When he had Rhenish wine to drink [00:28.53]It made him very sad to think [00:31.08]That some at junket or at jink [00:33.68]Must be content with toddy [00:35.95]M&G: With toddy must be content with toddy [00:41.04]DON: He wished all men as rich as he [00:44.02]And he was rich as rich could be [00:46.73]So to the top of every tree [00:48.97]Promoted everybody [00:51.21]M&G: Now that's the kind of King for me [00:54.12]He wished all men as rich as he [00:57.02]So to the top of every tree [00:59.20]Promoted everybody [01:01.51]DON: Lord Chancellors were cheap as sprats [01:04.67]And Bishops in their shovel hats [01:07.15]Were plentiful as tabby cats [01:09.75]In point of fact too many [01:11.62] [01:12.20]Ambassadors cropped up like hay [01:14.85]Prime Ministers and such as they [01:17.44]Grew like asparagus in May [01:20.05]And Dukes were three a penny [01:22.73]On every side FieldMarshals gleamed [01:25.37]Small beer were LordsLieutenant deemed [01:27.97]With Admirals the ocean teemed [01:30.67]All round his wide dominions [01:33.00]M&G: All round his wide dominions [01:38.02]DON: And Party Leaders you might meet [01:41.09]In twos and threes in every street [01:43.71]Maintaining with no little heat [01:46.08]Their various opinions [01:48.21]M&G: Now that's a sight you couldn't beat [01:51.22]Two Party Leaders in each street [01:54.05]Maintaining with no little heat [01:56.35]Their various opinions [01:58.65]DON: That King although no one denies [02:01.52]His heart was of abnormal size [02:04.36]Yet he'd have acted otherwise [02:06.95]If he had been acuter [02:09.40]The end is easily foretold [02:12.00]When every blessed thing you hold [02:14.57]Is made of silver or of gold [02:17.46]You long for simple pewter [02:20.00]When you have nothing else to wear [02:22.45]But cloth of gold and satins rare [02:25.08]For cloth of gold you cease to care [02:27.65]Up goes the price of shoddy [02:29.98]M&G: Up shoddy goes the price of shoddy [02:34.89]DON: In short whoever you may be [02:39.20]To this conclusion you'll agree [02:41.90]When every one is somebody [02:45.17]Then no one's anybody [02:47.51]M&G: Now that's as plain as plain can be [02:50.39]To this conclusion we agree [02:53.22]When every one is somebody [02:56.03] [02:56.71]Then no one's anybody