No. 8 - Entr'acte and Duet - Josephine and Marquis

Lyrics by Percy Greenbank

[Josephine & Marquis:] Travelling all day
In summer weather,
There's no denying is rather trying
Jogging on your way for hours together,
Up hill and down
Through countryside and town.
[Marquis:] When you're dusty, cramped and weary,
Oh, the journey does seem dreary.
Coaches jolt and bump and sway
In a reckless way.
[Josephine:] Even when you're out of them, one feels
Still the jar and rattle of the wheels.
[Both:] Travelling all day,
Travelling all night,
As a pleasure few would recommend.
We are bound to say
That we shall be quite
Glad to bring our journeying,
our journeying completely to an end!
[Marquis:] Refreshment you must need,
Come, quench your thirst at any rate!
[Josephine:] I thank you, Sir, indeed,
But I am quite content to wait,
Our destination must be near,
Too long we should not linger here.
[Both:] Travelling all day,
Travelling all night,
As a pleasure few would recommend.
We are bound to say
That we shall be quite
Glad to bring our journeying,
our journeying completely to an end!