Gilbert And Sullivan - Never Mind the Why and Wherefore lyrics

Captain Never mind the why and wherefore Love can level ranks, and therefore Though his lordship's station's mighty Though stupendous be his brain Though her tastes are mean and flighty And her fortune poor and plain Captain & Sir Joseph Ring the merry bells on board-ship Rend the air with warbling wild For the union of his/my lordship With a humble captain's child! Captain For a humble captain's daughter — Josephine For a gallant captain's daughter — Sir Joseph And a lord who rules the water — Josephine. (aside) And a tar who ploughs the water! All Let the air with joy be laden Rend with songs the air above For the union of a maiden With the man who owns her love! Sir. Joseph Never mind the why and wherefore Love can level ranks, and therefore Though your nautical relation (alluding to Capt.) In my set could scarcely pa** Though you occupy a station In the lower middle cla** — Captain & Sir Joseph Ring the merry bells on board-ship Rend the air with warbling wild For the union of his/my lordship With a humble captain's child! Sir Joseph (Henry Lytton) Josephine (Elsie Griffin) and the Captain (Leo Sheffield), 1926 Click on picture to enlarge Captain For a humble captain's daughter — Josephine For a gallant captain's daughter — Sir Joseph And a lord who rules the water — Josephine. (aside) And a tar who ploughs the water! All Let the air with joy be laden Rend with songs the air above For the union of a maiden With the man who owns her love! Josephine (Muriel Harding), Sir Joseph (Peter Pratt), and the Captain (Jeffrey Skitch), 1955 Josephine Never mind the why and wherefore Love can level ranks, and therefore I admit the jurisdiction; Ably have you played your part; You have carried firm conviction To my hesitating heart Captain & Sir Joseph Ring the merry bells on board-ship Rend the air with warbling wild For the union of his/my lordship With a humble captain's child! Captain For a humble captain's daughter — Josephine For a gallant captain's daughter — Sir Joseph And a lord who rules the water — Josephine. (aside) And a tar who ploughs the water! Josephine. (aloud) Let the air with joy be laden Captain & Sir Joseph Ring the merry bells on board-ship Josephine For the union of a maiden — Captain & Sir Joseph For her union with his lordship All Rend with songs the air above For the man who owns her love! Rend with songs the air above For the man who owns her love!