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gilbert and sullivan - with strephon for your foe, no doubt lyrics

[chorus, fairies]
with strephon for your foe, no doubt
a fearful prospect opens out
and who shall say
what evils may
result in consequence?
a hideous vengeance will pursue
all n0blemen who venture to
oppose his views, or boldly choose to offer him offence
[overlayed, peers]
young strephon is the kind of lout
we do not care a fig about!
we cannot say
what evils may
result in consequence!
but lordly vengeance will pursue
all kinds of common people who
oppose our viеws, or boldly choose to offer us offencе

[verse, fairies]
’twill plunge them into grief and shame;
his kind forbearance they must claim
if thev’d escape
in any shape
a very painful wretch!
[verse, peers]
your powers we dauntlessly pooh+pooh:
a dire revenge will fall on you
if you besiege
our high prestige +
[fairies]
the word “prestige” is french!
the word “prestige” is french!

[fairies/peers]
although our threats you now/our threats you dauntlessly pooh+pooh
a dire revenge will fall on you!

[chorus, fairies]
with strephon for your foe, no doubt
a fearful prospect opens out
and who shall say
what evils may
result in consequence?
[overlayed, peers]
young strephon is the kind of lout
we do not care a fig about!
we cannot say
what evils may
result in consequence!
[verse, peers]
our lordly style
you shall not quench
with base canaille!
[fairies]
that word is french!
[peers]
distinction ebbs
before a herd
of vulgar plebs!
[fairies]
a latin word!
[peers]
‘twould fill with joy
and madness stark
the oι πoλλoί!
[fairies]
a greek remark!
[peers]
one latin word, one greek remark
and one that’s french!

[verse, fairies]
your lordly style
we’ll quickly quench
with base canaille!
[peers]
that word is french!
[fairies]
distinction ebbs
before a herd
of vulgar plebs!
[peers]
a latin word!
[fairies]
‘twould fill with joy
and madness stark
the oι πoλλoί!
[peers]
a greek remark!
[fairies]
one latin word, one greek remark
and one that’s french!
[chorus, fairies]
with strephon for your foe, no doubt
a fearful prospect opens out
and who shall say
what evils may
result in consequence?
a hideous vengeance will pursue
all n0blemen who venture to
oppose his views, or boldly choose to offer him offence
[overlayed, peers]
young strephon is the kind of lout
we do not care a fig about!
we cannot say
what evils may
result in consequence!
but lordly vengeance will pursue
all kinds of common people who
oppose our views, or boldly choose to offer us offence

[outro, fairies/peers]
we will not/you needn’t wait
we go sky high!/away you fly!
our/your threatened hate
you won’t/we thus defy!
we will not wait, we go sky high!/you need not wait, away you fly!
our/your threatened hate
you won’t/we thus defy!
away we go!/away you go!
we/you go sky high!
our/your threatened hate
you won’t/we thus defy!
you won’t/we thus defy!
you won’t, you won’t defy!/we thus, we thus defy!
you won’t, you won’t defy!/we thus, we thus defy!

- gilbert and sullivan lyrics

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