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And attentive to our duty。
We're smart and sober men��
And quite devoid of fe´ar��
In all the Royal N。
None are so smart as we are。
Enter SIR JOSEPH'S FEMALE RELATIVES
��They dance round stage��
REL。 Gaily tripping��
Lightly skipping��
Flock the maidens to the shipping。
SAILORS。 Flags and guns and pennants dipping��
All the ladies love the shipping。
REL。 Sailors sprightly
Always rightly
Welcome ladies so politely。
SAILORS。 Ladies who can smile so brightly��
Sailors welcome most politely。
CAPT。 ��from poop��。 Now give three cheers�察�I'll lead the way
ALL。 Hurrah� �hurrah� �hurrah� �hurray��
Enter SIR JOSEPH with COUSIN HEBE
SONGSIR JOSEPH
I am the monarch of the sea��
The ruler of the Queen's Navee��
Whose praise Great Britain loudly chants。
COUSIN HEBE。 And we are his sisters�察�and his cousins and his
aunts��
REL。 And we are his sisters�察�and his cousins�察�and his
aunts��
SIR JOSEPH。 When at anchor here I ride��
My bosom swells with pride��
And I snap my fingers at a foeman's
taunts��
COUSIN HEBE。 And so do his sisters�察�and his cousins�察�and his
aunts��
ALL。 And so do his sisters�察�and his cousins�察�and his
aunts��
SIR JOSEPH。 But when the breezes blow��
I generally go below��
And seek the seclusion that a cabin grants��
COUSIN HEBE。 And so do his sisters�察�and his cousins�察�and his
aunts��
ALL。 And so do his sisters�察�and his cousins�察�and his
aunts��
His sisters and his cousins��
Whom he reckons up by dozens��
And his aunts��
SONG SIR JOSEPH
When I was a lad I served a term
As office boy to an Attorney's firm。
I cleaned the windows and I swept the floor��
And I polished up the handle of the big front door。
I polished up that handle so carefullee
That now I am the Ruler of the Queen's Navee��
CHORUS。He polished�察�etc。
As office boy I made such a mark
That they gave me the post of a junior clerk。
I served the writs with a smile so bland��
And I copied all the letters in a big round hand
I copied all the letters in a hand so free��
That now I am the Ruler of the Queen's Navee��
CHORUS。´ He copied�察�etc。
In serving writs I made such a name
That an articled clerk I soon became��
I wore clean collars and a brand´new suit
For the pass examination at the Institute��
And that pass examination did so well for me��
That now I am the Ruler of the Queen's Navee��
CHORUS。And that pass examination�察�etc。
Of legal knowledge I acquired such a grip
That they took me into the partnership。
And that junior partnership�察�I ween��
Was the only ship that I ever had seen。
But that kind of ship so suited me��
That now I am the Ruler of the Queen's Navee��
CHORUS。´ But that kind�察�etc。
I grew so rich that I was sent
By a pocket borough into Parliament。
I always voted at my party's call��
And I never thought of thinking for myself at all。
I thought so little�察�they rewarded me
By making me the Ruler of the Queen's Navee��
CHORUS。´ He thought so little�察�etc。
Now landsmen all�察�whoever you may be��
If you want to rise to the top of the tree��
If your soul isn't fettered to an office stool��
Be careful to be guided by this golden rule
Stick close to your desks and never go to sea��
And you all may be rulers of the Queen's Navee��
CHORUS。Stick close�察�etc。
SIR JOSEPH。 You've a remarkably fine crew�察�Captain Corcoran。
CAPT。 It is a fine crew�察�Sir Joseph。
SIR JOSEPH。 ��examining a very small midshipman��。 A British
sailor is a
splendid fellow�察�Captain Corcoran。
CAPT。 A splendid fellow indeed�察�Sir Joseph。
SIR JOSEPH。 I hope you treat your crew kindly�察�Captain
Corcoran。
CAPT。 Indeed I hope so�察�Sir Joseph。
SIR JOSEPH�察�Never forget that they are the bulwarks of
England's
greatness�察�Captain Corcoran。
CAPT。 So I have always considered them�察�Sir Joseph。
SIR JOSEPH。 No bullying�察�I trustno strong language of any
kind�察�eh��
CAPT。 Oh�察�never�察�Sir Joseph。
SIR JOSEPH。 What�察�never��
CAPT。 Hardly ever�察�Sir Joseph。 They are an excellent crew�察�and
do their
work thoroughly without it。
SIR JOSEPH。 Don't patronise them�察�sirpray�察�don't patronise
them。
CAPT。 Certainly not�察�Sir Joseph。
SIR JOSEPH。 That you are their captain is an accident of birth。
I
cannot permit these noble fellows to be patronised because an
accident of
birth has placed you above them and them below you。
CAPT。 I am the last person to insult a British sailor�察�Sir
Joseph。
SIR JOSEPH。 You are the last person who did�察�Captain Corcoran。
Desire
that splendid seaman to step forward。
��DICK comes forward��
SIR JOSEPH。 No�察�no�察�the other splendid seaman。
CAPT。 Ralph Rackstraw�察�three paces to the frontmarch��
SIR JOSEPH ��sternly��。 If what��
CAPT。 I beg your pardonI don't think I understand you。
SIR JOSEPH。 If you please。
CAPT。 Oh�察�yes�察�of course。 If you please。 ��RALPH steps forward。��
SIR JOSEPH。 You're a remarkably fine fellow。
RALPH。 Yes�察�your honour。
SIR JOSEPH。 And a first´rate seaman�察�I'll be bound。
RALPH。 There's not a smarter topman in the Navy�察�your honour��
though I
say it who shouldn't。
SIR JOSEPH。 Not at all。 Proper self´respect�察�nothing more。 Can
you
dance a hornpipe��
RALPH。 No�察�your honour。
SIR JOSEPH。 That's a pity�此�all sailors should dance hornpipes。
I will
teach you one this evening�察�after dinner。 Now tell medon't be
afraid
how does your captain treat you�察�eh��
RALPH。 A better captain don't walk the deck�察�your honour。
ALL。 Aye�察�Aye��
SIR JOSEPH。 Good。 I like to hear you speak well of your
commanding
officer�察�I daresay he don't deserve it�察�but still it does you
credit。 Can
you sing��
RALPH。 I can hum a little�察�your honour。
SIR JOSEPH。 Then hum this at your leisure。 ��Giving him MS。
music。�� It
is a song that I have composed for the use of the Royal Navy。 It
is
designed to encourage independence of thought and action in the
lower
branches of the service�察�and to teach the principle that a
British sailor
is any man's equal�察�excepting mine。 Now�察�Captain Corcoran�察�a word
with
you in your cabin�察�on a tender and sentimental subject。
CAPT。 Aye�察�aye��
Sir Joseph ��Crossing�� Boatswain�察�in commemoration of this
joyous
occasion�察�see that extra grog is served out to the ship's company
at
seven bells。
BOAT。 Beg pardon。 If what�察�your honour��
CAPT。 If what�拭�I don't think I understand you。
BOAT。 If you please�察�your honour。
CAPT。 What��
SIR JOSEPH。 The gentleman is quite right。 If you please。
CAPT。 ��stamping his foot impatiently��。 If you please� �
��Exit。
SIR JOSEPH。 For I hold that on the seas
The expression�察 �if you please;��
A particularly gentlemanly tone implants。
COUSIN HEBE。 And so do his sisters�察�and his cousins�察�and his
aunts��
ALL。 And so do his sisters�察�and his cousins�察�and his
aunts��
��Exeunt SIR JOSEPH AND
RELATIVES。
BOAT。 Ah� �Sir Joseph's true gentleman�察�courteous and
considerate to the
very humblest。
RALPH。 True�察�Boatswain�察�but we are not the very humblest。 Sir
Joseph
has explained our true position to us。 As he says�察�a British
seaman is
any man's equal excepting his�察�and if Sir Joseph says that�察�is it
not our
duty to believe him��
ALL。 Well spoke� �well spoke��
DICK。 You're on a wrong tack�察�and so is he。 He means well�察�but
he don't
know。 When people have to obey other people's orders�察�equality's
out of
the question。
ALL ��recoiling��。 Horrible� �horrible��
BOAT。 Dick Deadeye�察�if you go for to infuriate this here ship's
company
too far�察�I won't answer for being able to hold 'em in。 I'm
shocked��
that's what I amshocked��
RALPH。 Messmates�察�my mind's made up。 I'll speak to the
captain's
daughter�察�and tell her�察�like an honest man�察�of the honest love I
have for
her。
ALL。 Aye�察�aye��
RALPH。 Is not my love as good as another's�拭�Is not my heart as
true as
another's�拭�Have I not hands and eyes and ears and limbs like
another��
ALL。 Aye�察�Aye��
RALPH。 True�察�I lack birth
BOAT。 You've a berth on board this very ship。
RALPH。 Well saidI had forgotten that。 Messmateswhat do you
say�拭�Do
you approve my determination��
ALL。 We do。
DICK。 I don t。
BOAT。 What is to be done with this here hopeless chap�拭�Let us
sing him
the song that Sir Joseph has kindly composed for us。 Perhaps it
will
bring this here miserable creetur to a proper state of mind。
GLEE��RALPH�察�BOATSWAIN�察�BOATSWAIN'S MATE�察�and CHORUS
A British tar is a soaring soul��
As free as a mountain bird��
His energetic fist should be ready to resist
A dictatorial word。
His nose should pant and his lip should curl��
His cheeks should flame and his brow should furl��
His bosom should heav