Sullivan: 4. Our Great Mikado, Virtuous Man

Act 1 - 4. Our Great Mikado, Virtuous Man - Alan Styler/The D'Oyly Carte Opera Chorus/The New Symphony Orchestra Of London/Isidore Godfrey

Our great Mikado virtuous man

When he to rule our land began

Resolved to try

A plan whereby

Young men might best be steadied

So he decreed in words succinct

That all who flirted leered or winked

Unless connubially linked

Should forthwith be beheaded

Beheaded beheaded

Should forthwith be beheaded

And I expect you'll all agree

That he was right to so decree

And I am right

And you are right

And all is right as right can be

And you are right

And we are right

And all is right is right as right can be

And all is right as right can be

Right as right can be

This stem decree you'll understand

Caused great dismay throughout the land

For young and old

And shy and bold

Were equally affected

The youth who winked a roving eye

Or breathed a non-connubial sigh

Was thereupon condemned to die

He usually objected

Objected objected

He usually objected

And you'll allow as I expect

That he was right to so object

And I am right

And you are right

And everything is quite correct

And you are right

And we are right

And everything is quite is quite correct

And everything is quite correct

All is quite correct

And so we straight let out on bail

A convict from the county jail

Whose head was next

On some pretext

Condemned to be mown off

And made him Headsman for we said

Who's next to be decapited

Cannot cut off another's head

Until he's cut his own off

His own off his own off

Until he's cut his own off

And we are right I think you'll say

To argue in this kind of way

And I am right

And you are right

And all is right too-loo-ral-lay

And you are right

And we are right

And all is right too-loo-ral loo-ral-lay

And we are right

And you are right

And all is right