No. 2 - Song - Thisbe and Chorus - "The Lady Secretary"

Lyrics by Adrian Ross

[Thisbe:] A statesman in the Cabinet
wants plenty of assistance,
[Ladies:] 'sistance,
[Men:] 'sistance,
[Thisbe:] To think of things he might forget,
And keep the bores at distance.
[Ladies:] distance.
[Men:] distance.
[Thisbe:] He has a man to pull the wires,
And write a speech or letter;
For social matters he requires
A helper rather better,
And that is why, and that is why
I am the Minister's Lady Secretary!
[Chorus:] 'tary!
[Thisbe:] Playing a sort of a good attendant fairy!
[Chorus:] fairy!
[Thisbe:] Taking him out to ball or play,
Then if he has to go, I stay
As the Minister's charming Lady Secretary!
[Chorus:] She is the Minister's Lady Secretary!
[Thisbe:] 'tary!
[Chorus:] Playing a sort of a good attendant fairy!
[Thisbe:] fairy!
[Chorus:] Taking him out to balls or plays,
Then if he has to go, she stays
As the Minister's charming Lady Secretary!

[Thisbe:] I often join him in his box
To see the last successes;
[Ladies:] 'cesses;
[Men:] 'cesses;
[Thisbe:] I wear the newest Paris frocks,
The chief provides the dresses!
[Ladies:] dresses!
[Men:] dresses!
[Thisbe:] If called away by news of weight,
No trouble he evinces,
He says: "Perhaps I may be late,
I'll pick you up at Prince's."
Of course it's right, of course it's right,
I am the Minister's Lady Secretary!
[Chorus:] 'tary!
[Thisbe:] Always exceedingly circumspect and wary!
[Chorus:] wary!
[Thisbe:] If he should order iced champagne,
Nobody surely can complain
Of the Minister's charming Lady Secretary!
[Chorus:] She is the Minister's Lady Secretary!
[Thisbe:] 'tary!
[Chorus:] Always exceedingly circumspect and wary!
[Thisbe:] wary!
[Chorus:] If he should order iced champagne,
Nobody surely can complain
Of the Minister's charming Lady Secretary!