[Dorothy:]
You swore to be good and true
To the maid whom he dared to adore,
Who promised to love her as few
Have ever lov'd woman before.
[Lydia:]
Who swore to be good and true
To the maid whom he dared to adore,
[Both:]
And promised to love her as few
Have ever lov'd woman before.
[Wilder & Sherwood:]
We will devote our lives to you
And swear to be for ever true.
[Old Women:]
Eh! eh! eh! Poor little dear!
Wait till it comes to the end of the year,
Eh! eh! eh! Poor little dear!
Wait till you come, Wait till you come,
Wait till you come to the end of the year.
[Bantam:]
Then take her-- be thankful for what you have got,
Be happy or never allow that you're not.
To celebrate fitly the end of each plot
There's a welcome for all
At Chanticleer Hall.
[Chorus:]
And lucky the man who is pleased with his lot,
Who never sits sighing for what he has not,
Contented and happy for what he has got,
There's a welcome to all at Chanticleer Hall,
Chanticleer Hall,
Chanticleer Hall,
There's a welcome to all,
Chanticleer Hall,
Chanticleer Hall,
There's a welcome,
There's a welcome to all, to all.