Maxioms by William S. Gilbert
Though "Bother it" I may
Occasionally say,
I never never use a big, big, D.
Though "Bother it" I may
Occasionally say,
I never never use a big, big, D.
Things are seldom what they seem,
Skim milk masquerades as cream.
Things are seldom what they seem,
Skim milk masquerades as cream.
As innocent as a new-laid egg.
As innocent as a new-laid egg.
Then they began to sing
That extremely lovely thing,
"Scherzando! ma non troppo, ppp."
Then they began to sing
That extremely lovely thing,
"Scherzando! ma non troppo, ppp."
My object all sublime
I shall achieve in time--
To let the punishment fit the crime.
My object all sublime
I shall achieve in time--
To let the punishment fit the crime.
