No. 2 - Song - "Gay Bohemiah" - Carbonnet and Chorus

Lyrics by Harry Greenbank

[Carbonnet:] Oh come and peep
When the world's asleep
At Gay Bohemiah
[Chorus:] At Gay Bohemiah
[Carbonnet:] And much you'll see
That you'll ask of me
Mais qu'estce que c'est que ca
[Chorus:] Mais qu'estce que c'est que ca
[Carbonnet:] For lots of things we do, you know
Are not precisely "comme il faut"
But that you'll find is often so
In Gay Bohemiah
Hurrah, hurrah, hurrah
For Gay Bohemiah
To some extent, no doubt, it's true
We're not particular what we do
No, not particular what we do
In Gay Bohemiah
[Chorus:] Hurrah, hurrah, hurrah
For Gay Bohemiah.
To some extent, no doubt, it's true
We're not particular what we do
No, not particular what we do
[All:] In Gay Bohemiah.

[Carbonnet:] The wild delights
Of the days and nights
In Gay Bohemiah
[Chorus:] In Gay Bohemiah
[Carbonnet:] Would suit the chaste
And luxurious taste
Of a Sultan or a Shah
[Chorus:] Of a Sultan or a Shah
[Carbonnet:] And this opinion still is rife
You're bound to lead a shocking life
Or bolt with someone else's wife
In Gay Bohemiah
Hurrah, hurrah, hurrah
For Gay Bohemiah
When every kind of life you've tried
You'll find a lot of the shady side
Yes, find a lot of the shady side
In Gay Bohemiah
[Chorus:] Hurrah, hurrah, hurrah
For Gay Bohemiah.
To some extent, no doubt, it's true
We're not particular what we do
No, not particular what we do
[All:] In Gay Bohemiah.

[Carbonnet:] No sneers we cast
On a doubtful past
In Gay Bohemiah
[Chorus:] In Gay Bohemiah
[Carbonnet:] Nor mind a bit
If you should commit
Some indiscreet faux pas
[Chorus:] Some indiscreet faux pas
[Carbonnet:] For though our ways are far more free
Than those of High Societee
We're just what we pretend to be
In Gay Bohemiah
Hurrah, hurrah, hurrah
For Gay Bohemiah
Of course, it's only fair to add
If we're not so good, we're not so bad
If we're not so good, we're not so bad
In Gay Bohemiah.
[Chorus:] Hurrah, hurrah, hurrah
For Gay Bohemiah
To some extent, no doubt, it's true
We're not particular what we do
No, not particular what we do
[All:] In Gay Bohemiah.