No. 24 - Duet - Millicent and Diana - "Powder on your nose."

Lyrics by Adrian Ross

[Millicent:] I am feeling quite a wreck,
[Diana:] Well you are a trifle torn!
[Millicent:] All my hair is down my neck.
[Diana:] That is how it's often worn!
[Millicent:] Am I looking very old,
Forty-five or even more?
[Diana:] Well, if I had not been told,
I should guess you forty-four!
[Millicent:] Thank you, dear, you are kind!
[Diana:] Never fear, don't you mind!
Though you've had a nasty shake-up,
You just want a bit of make-up!
[Diana:] Just a little black round the eyes,
[Millicent:] Just a little black round the eyes,
[Diana:] Just a little red on the lips,
[Millicent:] Just a little red on the lips,
[Diana:] When that is done,
[Millicent:] When that is done,
[Diana:] You're like the sun
[Millicent:] You're like the sun.
[Diana:] After a partial eclipse!
[Millicent:] an eclipse quite visible at Greenwich.
[Diana:] Oh! it will be such a surprise
[Millicent:] Oh! it will be such a surprise
[Diana:] When you are as fresh as a rose;
[Millicent:] as a rose;
[Diana:] Looking prettier and prouder
[Millicent:] With a little touch of powder
[Both:] Just a tiny touch of powder on your nose!

[Diana:] I am like a rag today;
[Millicent:] Yes, you're rather weird and wild;
[Diana:] And what will my lover say?
[Millicent:] Better not inquire, my child!
[Diana:] He will tell me I am still
Just as blooming as a pink;
[Millicent:] As a gentleman he will,
But I know what he will thnk!
[Diana:] Really, don't be a cat!
[Millicent:] No, we won't speak of that!
Have a rest, and when you wake up,
You just need a bit of make-up!
[Diana:] Just a little black round the eyes,
[Millicent:] Just a little black round the eyes,
[Diana:] Just a little red on the lips,
[Millicent:] Just a little red on the lips,
[Diana:] When that is done,
[Millicent:] When that is done,
[Diana:] You're like the sun
[Millicent:] You're like the sun.
[Diana:] After a partial eclipse!
[Millicent:] an eclipse quite visible at Greenwich.
[Diana:] Oh! it will be such a surprise
[Millicent:] Oh! it will be such a surprise
[Diana:] When you are as fresh as a rose;
[Millicent:] as a rose;
[Diana:] Looking prettier and prouder
[Millicent:] With a little touch of powder
[Both:] Just a tiny touch of powder on your nose!