Songs of a Savoyard

by W. S. Gilbert

i'll never throw dust in a juryman's eyes,"
said i to myself—said i.

— Iolanthe.

Front.

SONGS OF A SAVOYARD

BY

W. S. GILBERT.

ILLUSTRATED BY THE AUTHOR.

"Sleep on, ye pale civilians.
⁠All thunder-clouds defy,
On Europe's countless millions
⁠The Sentry keeps his eye."

— Iolanthe

LONDON :
GEORGE ROUTLEDGE AND SONS, Limited

broadway, ludgate hill

Glasgow, Manchester, and New York

TO

SIR ARTHUR SULLIVAN,

IN JUST ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF THE DISTINCTION HIS GENIUS HAS

CONFERRED UPON THESE SONGS DURING THE FOURTEEN

YEARS THAT WE HAVE WORKED TOGETHER.

W. S. GILBERT.

3rd Sept., 1890.

CONTENTS

SONG	OPERA	PAGE
The Darned Mounseer	Ruddigore	13
The Englishman	H.M.S. Pinafore	15
The Disagreeable Man	Princess Ida	16
The Coming Bye and Bye	Patience	18
The Highly Respectable Gondolier	Gondoliers	20
The Fairy Queen's Song	Iolanthe	22
Is Life a Boon?	Yeomen of the Guard	24
The Modern Major-General	Pirates of Penzance	25
The Heavy Dragoon	Patience	27
Proper Pride	Mikado	29
The Policeman's Lot	Pirates of Penzance	31
The Baffled Grumbler	Princess Ida	33
The House of Peers	Iolanthe	35
A Merry Madrigal	Mikado	37
The Duke and the Duchess	Gondoliers	38
Eheu Fugaces—!	Sorcerer	41
They'll None of Them be Missed	Mikado	43
Girl Graduates	Princess Ida	45
Braid the Raven Hair	Mikado	47
The Working Monarch	Gondoliers	48
The Ape and the Lady	Princess Ida	51
Only Roses!	Ruddigore	53
The Rover's Apology	Trial by Jury	54
An Appeal	Pirates of Penzance	56
The Reward of Merit	Iolanthe[1]	57
The Magnet and the Churn	Patience	59
The Family Fool	Yeomen of the Guard	61
Sans Souci	Patience	64
A Recipe	Gondoliers	66
The Merryman and his Maid	Yeomen of the Guard	67
The Lord Chancellor's Song	Iolanthe	70
When a Merry Maiden Marries	Gondoliers	72
A British Tar	H.M.S. Pinafore	74
A Man who would Woo a Fair Maid	Yeomen of the Guard	75
The Sorcerer's Song	Sorcerer	77
The Fickle Breeze	Pirates of Penzance	80
The First Lord's Song	H.M.S. Pinafore	82
Would You Know?	Princess Ida	84
Speculation	Mikado	86
Ah, Me!	Yeomen of the Guard	87
The Duke of Plaza-Tora	Gondoliers	88
The Æsthete	Patience	91
Said I to Myself	Iolanthe	93
Sorry Her Lot	H.M.S. Pinafore	95
The Contemplative Sentry	Iolanthe	96
The Philosophic Pill	Yeomen of the Guard	98
Blue Blood	Iolanthe	100
The Judge's Song	Trial by Jury	102
When I First Put this Uniform On	Patience	104
Solatium	Trial by Jury	106
A Nightmare	Iolanthe	107
Don't Forget	Gondoliers	110
The Suicide's Grave	Mikado	113
He and She	Ruddigore	115
The Mighty Must	Princess Ida	117
A Mirage	Yeomen of the Guard	118
The Ghost's High Noon	Ruddigore	120
The Humane Mikado	Mikado	122
Willow Waly	Patience	125
Life is Lovely all the Year	Ruddigore	127
The Usher's Charge	Trial by Jury	129
The Great Oak Tree	Ruddigore	131
King Goodheart	Gondoliers	133
Sleep on!	Iolanthe[1]	135
The Lovesick Boy	Trial by Jury	136
Poetry Everywhere	Patience	137
He Loves	Iolanthe	138
True Diffidence	Ruddigore	139
The Tangled Skein	Gondoliers	141

1. Omitted in representation.