[Princess:]
I've a name that's known at Court,
In both rumor and report,
As a man who has a touchy disposition;
[Chorus:]
position!
[Princess:]
I admit I'm rather savage
And my enemies I ravage,
Revenge I seek with greatest expedition;
[Chorus:]
pedition!
[Princess:]
O'er all the British nation
I have made a reputation
As a cavalier who's fond of a duello;
[Chorus:]
duello!
[Princess:]
With the slightest cause for action,
I demand full satisfaction,
In fact I am a dangerous sort of fellow,
[Chorus:]
Such fellow! such fellow!
a dangerous sort of man.
[Princess:]
Oh! with my cloak and sword
and plumed hat,
They all may see I'm an aristocrat;
I am always flirting, all girls deserting,
knowing neither care nor fear,
I'm full of swagger, fire and reckless dash;
I'm ever fond of all adventure rash,
A desperado, full of bravado,
I am a typical cavalier;
[Chorus:]
Oh! with his cloak and sword
and plumed hat,
They all may see he's an aristocrat;
He is always flirting, all girls deserting,
knowing neither care nor fear,
He's full of swagger, fire and reckless dash;
He's ever fond of all adventure rash,
A desperado, full of bravado,
he is a typical Cavalier.
[Princess:]
To a demoiselle or Dame,
Who for beauty has a name,
I lay siege and she is certain to surrender;
[Chorus:]
surrender!
[Princess:]
I have yet to see the coldness
That will never yield to Boldness,
The proudest has for me a smile that's tender;
[Chorus:]
that's tender!
[Princess:]
So morning, noon and night, I'm able
To sit genteely at the table,
To call for wine when comrades all are mellow;
[Chorus:]
are mellow!
[Princess:]
At cards, I love a battle,
I adore the dice's rattle,
In fact I am a devil of a fellow.
[Chorus:]
A devil! A devil!
a devil of a man.
[Princess:]
Oh! with my cloak and sword
and plumed hat,
They all may see I'm an aristocrat;
I am always flirting, all girls deserting,
knowing neither care nor fear,
I'm full of swagger, fire and reckless dash;
I'm ever fond of all adventure rash,
A desperado, full of bravado,
I am a typical cavalier;
[Chorus:]
Oh! with his cloak and sword
and plumed hat,
They all may see he's an aristocrat;
He is always flirting, all girls deserting,
knowing neither care nor fear,
He's full of swagger, fire and reckless dash;
He's ever fond of all adventure rash,
A desperado, full of bravado,
he is a typical Cavalier.