《The Gondoliers: There Lived a King， As I’ve Been Told》歌词

[00:00:00] The Gondoliers: There Lived a King, As I've Been Told - Glyndebourne Festival Chorus

[00:00:04] DON: There lived a King as I've been told

[00:00:07] In the wonder-working days of old

[00:00:10] When hearts were twice as good as gold

[00:00:13] And twenty times as mellow

[00:00:15] Good-temper triumphed in his face

[00:00:18] And in his heart he found a place

[00:00:20] For all the erring human race

[00:00:23] And every wretched fellow

[00:00:25] When he had Rhenish wine to drink

[00:00:28] It made him very sad to think

[00:00:31] That some at junket or at jink

[00:00:33] Must be content with toddy

[00:00:35] M&G: With toddy must be content with toddy

[00:00:41] DON: He wished all men as rich as he

[00:00:44] And he was rich as rich could be

[00:00:46] So to the top of every tree

[00:00:48] Promoted everybody

[00:00:51] M&G: Now that's the kind of King for me

[00:00:54] He wished all men as rich as he

[00:00:57] So to the top of every tree

[00:00:59] Promoted everybody

[00:01:01] DON: Lord Chancellors were cheap as sprats

[00:01:04] And Bishops in their shovel hats

[00:01:07] Were plentiful as tabby cats

[00:01:09] In point of fact too many

[00:01:12] Ambassadors cropped up like hay

[00:01:14] Prime Ministers and such as they

[00:01:17] Grew like asparagus in May

[00:01:20] And Dukes were three a penny

[00:01:22] On every side FieldMarshals gleamed

[00:01:25] Small beer were LordsLieutenant deemed

[00:01:27] With Admirals the ocean teemed

[00:01:30] All round his wide dominions

[00:01:33] M&G: All round his wide dominions

[00:01:38] DON: And Party Leaders you might meet

[00:01:41] In twos and threes in every street

[00:01:43] Maintaining with no little heat

[00:01:46] Their various opinions

[00:01:48] M&G: Now that's a sight you couldn't beat

[00:01:51] Two Party Leaders in each street

[00:01:54] Maintaining with no little heat

[00:01:56] Their various opinions

[00:01:58] DON: That King although no one denies

[00:02:01] His heart was of abnormal size

[00:02:04] Yet he'd have acted otherwise

[00:02:06] If he had been acuter

[00:02:09] The end is easily foretold

[00:02:12] When every blessed thing you hold

[00:02:14] Is made of silver or of gold

[00:02:17] You long for simple pewter

[00:02:20] When you have nothing else to wear

[00:02:22] But cloth of gold and satins rare

[00:02:25] For cloth of gold you cease to care

[00:02:27] Up goes the price of shoddy

[00:02:29] M&G: Up shoddy goes the price of shoddy

[00:02:34] DON: In short whoever you may be

[00:02:39] To this conclusion you'll agree

[00:02:41] When every one is somebody

[00:02:45] Then no one's anybody

[00:02:47] M&G: Now that's as plain as plain can be

[00:02:50] To this conclusion we agree

[00:02:53] When every one is somebody

[00:02:56] Then no one's anybody