W.S. Gilbert - With Aspect Stern and Gloomy Stride lyrics

[Chorus] With aspect stern and gloomy stride We come to learn how you decide Dont hesitate, your choice to name A dreadful fate, you'll suffer all the same A dreadful fate, you'll suffer all the same [POO-BAH] To ask you what you mean to do We punctually appear [KO-KO] Congratulate me, gentlemen I've found a volunteer! [Chorus] The Japanese equivalent for "Hear, hear hear!" [KO-KO] 'Tis Nanki-Poo [Chorus] Hail, Nanki-Poo! [KO-KO] I think he'll do [Chorus] Yes, yes he'll do [KO-KO] He yields his life if I'll Yum-Yum surrender Now I adore that girl with pa**ion tender And could not yield her with a ready will Or her allot, if I did not Adore myself with pa**ion tenderer still With pa**ion tenderer still [Chorus] Ah, yes, he loves himself with pa**ion tenderer still [KO-KO] Take her. (Not you silly!) She's yours [NANKI-POO] The threatened cloud has pa**ed away [YUM-YUM] And brightly shines the dawning day [NANKI-POO] What though the night may come too soon [YUM-YUM] There's yet a month of afternoon [POOH-BAH, PISH-TUSH, NANKI-POO, YUM-YUM, PITTI-SING & PEEP-BO] Then let the throng, our joy advance With laughing song, and merry dance, then let the throng of joy and dance With laughing song and merry dance, with laughing song and merry dance! With laughing song [Chorus] With joyous shout, with joyous shout and ringing cheer! Inaugurate,inaugurate and brief career! With joyous shout and ringing, inaugurate and new career With joyous shout with ringing cheer, inaugurate and new career! [PITTI-SING] A day, a week, a month, or year [YUM-YUM] Or far or near, or far or near! [POO-BAH] Life's evening-times comes much too soon [PITTI-SING] You'll have a least a honeymoon! [POOH-BAH, PISH-TUSH, NANKI-POO, YUM-YUM, PITTI-SING & PEEP-BO] Then let the throng, our joy advance With laughing song, and merry dance, then let the throng of joy and dance With laughing song and merry dance, with laughing song and merry dance! With laughing song [Chorus] With joyous shout, with joyous shout and ringing cheer! Inaugurate,inaugurate and brief career! With joyous shout and ringing, inaugurate and new career With joyous shout with ringing cheer, inaugurate and new career! [POO-BAH] As in a month, you've got to die If Ko-Ko tells us true, 'twere empty compliment to cry "Long Life to Nanki-Poo!" But as one month you have to live as fellow citizen This toast with three times three we'll give -- Long life, long life to you Long life to you, till then [Chorus] May all good fortune prosper you May you have health, may you have health and riches too May you succeed in all you do, may all good fortune prosper you May you succeed in all you do, long life, long life until you then!