No. 18 - Soli and Trio - Violet, Alvin and Gen. Knickerbocker

Lyrics by Willard Spenser

[Knickerbocker:] Whither away?
[Violet:] Stay, Alvin, stay!
[Knickerbocker:] Ha! the wrong lord.
[Alvin:] Right, on my word.
[Knickerbocker:] I'm shocked, amazed
[Violet:] I'm nearly crazed.
[Alvin:] Nay, sir, 'tis fate!
[Violet:] Oh, we're too late.
[Alvin:] Our trial by lot,
[Knickerbocker:] The trial be shot!
[Alvin:] Our trial by lot,
[Violet:] Proved to a dot
[Alvin:] That I'm the one
[Violet:] To be your son.
[Knickerbocker:] Upon my soul!
[Violet:] Nay, do not scowl.
[Knickerbocker:] And I've turned out
[Violet:] A dancing lout.
[Knickerbocker:] A noble peer!
[Violet:] Dear me! Oh, dear!
[Knickerbocker:] After all my pains
[Violet:] Fate so ordains!
[Alvin:] Yes! destiny!
[Violet:] Meant you for me! Ah!
Destiny meant you for me.
[All:] Ah!/Yes!/Bah!
Destiny meant you for me! Ah! Destiny,
[Knickerbocker:] Bah! destiny, I'll win, you'll see!
[Violet:] Ah! Destiny meant you for me.
[All:] Ah!/Yes!/Bah!
Destiny meant you for me! Ah! Destiny,
[Knickerbocker:] Bah! destiny, I'll win, you'll see!
[Violet:] Ah! Destiny meant you for me.
[All:] Ah!/Yes!/Bah!
Destiny meant you for me! Ah! Destiny,
[Knickerbocker:] Bah! destiny, I'll win, you'll see!
[Violet:] Ah! Destiny meant you for me.
[All:] Ah!/Yes!/Bah!
Destiny meant you for me! Ah! Destiny,
[Knickerbocker:] Bah! destiny, I'll win, you'll see!
[All:] Ah! Ah! Ah!