Finale - Act 1.

Seq - Dr. J.Pitt-Payne. Kar - Bunty Pritchard Jones. June 2001.

[Chorus] It's the wedding day of the happy pair;
Why they ran away isn't our affair.

Wish them, now they're wed,
Happiness and wealth.

As they've kindly said,
we may drink their health!

[Mathilde] It's our wedding day, we're a happy pair;
Feasting let us stay in the open air,

where the branches old
in a roof combine,

and the sun, the sun is gold
in the golden wine!
The golden wine!

[Charteris] Come to the feast,
be merry while we may;

this hour at least,
we cast our fears away!

Fortune is fair,
so let us laugh at care,

at our Wedding Breakfast in the open air!
At our Wedding Breakfast in the open air!

[Chorus] Here's to your feast!
We'll join you if we may,
one glass at least in honour of the day!

Oh, this is rare,
and we can do our share,

at a Wedding Breakfast in the open air.
At a Wedding Breakfast in the open air!

[Charteris] A toast to my lady wife,
for she is of high degree;

but she has given her heart and life,
for love alone to me!

A health to the Bride!
[Chorus] A health to the Bride!

[Prudence] I'm a Quaker's daughter,
so I drink the toast in water!
[Chorus] In water! She drinks the toast in water!

[Mathilde] My love is a soldier brave,
and noble in everything,

and he's as worthy the love I gave,
as if he'd been a King!

A health to the Bridegroom!
[Chorus] A Health to the Bridegroom!

[Jeremiah] Now do, Miss Prue!
It's nice, I've tried it!
You try, it's dry, with ice inside it!

I know you'll like it rather,
I do, and so does Father!

[Chorus] We know you'll like it rather,
he does and so does Father!

[Prudence] Thy wine on me is wasted,
such things I never tasted!

[Chorus] Fill up and clink your glasses,
we're not like Quaker lasses.

Though she will not have her share,
we'll gaily toast the happy, happy pair!

[Charteris] Now one toast more,
let's drink to Love!
[Chorus] Let's drink to Love, to Love, to Love!

[Tony] Oh! do. Miss Prue,
a glass won't hurt you!

Thee knows it goes quite well with virtue!
Just one there's nothing in it!
[Chorus] Just one you must begin it!

She will drink it!
she will drink it, we'll be bound,
to Love that makes the world, the world go round!

[Prudence] Thee asks me, so I'll agree,
Though thee is a sad mischief maker,

Talking of wine and of love to me.
That is not the way of a Quaker!
[She sips] To Love! to Love! to Love!

Love, though I never have met you,
Love, that I never may meet,

Those who have known you,
and knelt at your throne,
say you are cruel and sweet!

Some would be glad to forget you,
You are so sad to recall,

Ah! be what you will,
You may come to me still;
Love, you are lord of us all!

[Chorus] Love, you're the brightest of bubbles,
out of the gold of the wine;

love, you're the gleam
of a wonderful dream,
Foolish and sweet and divine!

Yet, though the most of our troubles,
come when we answer your call,

Oh! all of us bow,
as we drink to you now,
Love, you are lord of us all.

love, you are lord of us all,
love, you are lord of us all,

love, you are lord,
love, you are lord of us all,
of us all!

[Quakers] What is thee doing here?
Come with us for we command it!

[Jeremiah] No, she won't, never fear!
Stop your talk,
we will not stand it!

[Quakers] Come away, reckless maid!
Do not sit among the scoffers!

[Jeremiah] You need not be afraid,
Take your chance of fun that offers!

[Quakers] Leave them all upon the spot!
Or we say we know thee not.
Or we say we know thee not!

[Madame Blum] Sapristi! Let them be!
Come with me to Paris!

[Mathilde] Come with us, come to Paris!
Ah! Paris!
That is the place to see,

for love and song and life and light,
and laughter all the day and night!

Ah! Paris!
Merry and gay and free!

The flower of earth,
the Mother of mirth, Paris!
Paris! Paris!

[Mathilde and Madame Blum] Ah! Paris!
That is the place to see!

For love and song and life and light,
and laughter all the day and night!

Ah! Paris!
Merry and gay and free!

The flower of earth,
the Mother of mirth, Paris!
Paris! Paris!

[Quakers] Thee has chosen, it's the end;
Thee is now no more a Friend!

Go with those that laugh and play,
till they lead thy feet astray!

Thee may laugh and jest and scoff,
that today we cast thee off;

Thee will see the end and know,
Finding no repentance - Go!

[Mathilde] Come, my dear, it isn't worth a fear,
for if the old life's done,
the new is begun.

So forget;
you will be happy yet,

there is another world for you to know!
Say goodbye and let them go!
She shall go! She shall go!

[Prudence] You bid me go?
You bid me go?
Then be it so!

Whatever life may give,
at least, at least I'll live!

Life with the love and laughter,
sorrow and joy that you give,

you are my choice,
to regret, or rejoice,
Life that I'm going to live!

[Chorus] Love, whatever comes after,
Gaily we answer your call;

so do what you will,
we will follow you still,
love, you are lord of us all,

love, you are lord of us all,
love, you are lord of us all,

love, you are lord,
love, you are lord of us all,
of all!

[Curtain]

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Quaker09 Finale Act 1 1910 seq Dr. Pitt-Payne in London UK 23 May 2001

Quaker09 Finale Act 1 1910 seq Dr. Pitt-Payne in London UK 23 May 2001
Quaker09 Finale Act 1 1910
Music by Lionel Monckton
Lyrics by Adrian Ross
Copyright 1910 by Chappell and Co Ltd.
sequenced by Dr. Pitt-Payne in London UK 23 May 2001
in association with Doug Grierson
Karaoke by Bunty Pritchard Jones