No. 13 - Act II Opening Chorus Lyrics by Basil Hood

[Chorus:] Jup, jup, jup, Tra la la la la,
Tra la la la la la la,
Jup, jup, jup, Tra la la la la,
Tra la la la la la la,
Jup, jup, jup, Tra la la la la,
Tra la la la la la la,
Jup, jup, jup, Tra la la la la,
Tra la la la la la la.
[Men:] Come here, pretty maiden,
Delightfully laden with glasses,
with glasses of jolly good lager beer!
[Girls:] Oh, why do you wander
So carelessly yonder?
We're waiting, we're waiting,
So come along over here!
[All:] Jup, jup, jup, Tra la la la la,
Tra la la la la la la,
Jup, jup, jup, Tra la la la la,
Tra la la la la la la.
[Kannenbier:] Oh, this is the one place
To get the beer from!
If it interests you in the least!
At the sign of the Red Hen there's famous accom
Modation for man and for beast!
My beer has this virtue,
It never can hurt you,
It's almost as harmless as water!
I don't advertise it,
I merely advise it,
As served by my favourite daughter.
[Chorus:] Now this is the one place
To get the beer from!
If it interests you in the least!
At the sign of the Red Hen there's famous accom
Modation for man and for beast!
His beer has this virtue,
It never can hurt you,
It's almost as harmless as water!
He won't advertise it,
He'll merely advise it,
As served by his favourite daughter.
Jup, jup, jup, Tra la la la la,
Tra la la la la la la,
Jup, jup, jup, Tra la la la la,
Tra la la la la la la,
Jup, jup, jup, jup, Tra la la la la!
Jup, jup, jup, jup, Tra la la la la!
Tra la la la la! Tra la la la la!
Tra la la la la. Jup!