The Bab Ballads, with Which Are Included Songs of a Savoyard

by W. S. Gilbert

With eight or ten "stars" in his troupe,

All jealous of each other!

Oh, the man who can rule a theatrical crew,

Each member a genius (and some of them two),

And manage to humour them, little and great,

Can govern a tuppenny-ha'penny State!

Both A and B rehearsal slight—

They say they'll be "all right at night"

(They've both to go to school yet);