In the smartest of London Society.
I said, “It is easy to see
I shall be at the top of the tree,
And none of the millions
Of vulgar civilians
Will venture to patronise me!”
Yes, that’s what I foolishly said
When first I consented to wed.
[As the song ends, enter Colonel Calverley, Major Murgatroyd, and the other officers in uniform as from parade. The ladies groan. So do the babies.
Colonel.