Original Plays, Second Series

by W. S. Gilbert

All. ’Culty smother,

Serg.When constabulary duty’s to be done—

All. To be done,

Serg.Ah, take one consideration with another—

All. With another,

Serg.A policeman’s lot is not a happy one.

All. When constabulary duty’s to be done,

The policeman’s lot is not a happy one.

Serg.When the enterprising burglar’s not a-burgling—

All. Not a-burgling,