Pir. Ha! ha!

Ho! ho!

So stealthily the pirate creeps

While all the household soundly sleeps.

Ha! ha! ho! ho!

Pol. (pianissimo). Tarantara! tarantara!

(Forte.) Tarantara!

Sam. (distributing implements to various members of the gang).

Here’s your crowbar and your centrebit,

Your life preserver—you may want to hit;