[PISH-TUSH] Our great Mikado, virtuous man When he to rule our land began Resolved to try A plan whereby Young men might best be steadied So he decreed, in words succinct That all who flirted, leered or winked (Unless connubially linked) Should forthwith be beheaded Beheaded, beheaded Should forthwith be beheaded And I expect you'll all agree That he was right to so decree And I am right And you are right And all is right as right can be! [Chorus] And you are right And we are right And all is right, is right as right can be! [PISH-TUSH & Chorus] And all is right as right can be Right as right can be! [PISH-TUSH] This stem decree, you'll understand Caused great dismay throughout the land! For young and old And shy and bold Were equally affected The youth who winked a roving eye Or breathed a non-connubial sigh Was thereupon condemned to die - He usually objected Objected, objected He usually objected And you'll allow, as I expect That he was right to so object And I am right And you are right And everything is quite correct! [Chorus] And you are right And we are right And everything is quite, is quite correct! [PISH-TUSH & Chorus] And everything is quite correct All is quite correct! [PISH-TUSH] And so we straight let out on bail A convict from the county jail Whose head was next On some pretext Condemned to be mown off And made him Headsman, for we said "Who's next to be decapited Cannot cut off another's head Until he's cut his own off His own off, his own off Until he's cut his own off." And we are right, I think you'll say To argue in this kind of way; And I am right And you are right And all is right - too-loo-ral-lay! [Chorus] And you are right And we are right And all is right - too-loo-ral, loo-ral-lay! [PISH-TUSH & Chorus] And you are right And we are right And all is right!
Our great Mikado, virtuous man When he to rule our land began Resolved to try A plan whereby Young men might best be steadied So he decreed, in words succinct That all who flirted, leered or winked (Unless connubially linked) Should forthwith be beheaded Beheaded, beheaded Should forthwith be beheaded And I expect you'll all agree That he was right to so decree And I am right And you are right And all is right as right can be!
Change the characters to smug hippy Politically Correct grubs and you've got todays "ruling" Politially Correct class - self-satisfied, narrow-minded, hateful, and after YOU, if you liked this song
@@johnjustice8478 There's something tragicomic about a man imagining a person getting offended by something and in turn getting extremely offended by the figment of his own imagination.
@@johnjustice8478 I don't remember, but it must have been pretty bad to make me write something as unhinged as "self-satisfied, narrow-minded, hateful, and after YOU, if you liked this song". I'm honestly pretty embarrassed.
What great fun! The MIKADO in formal British dress. Well done!
3:30 A useful way to refresh your throat while staying in character.
[PISH-TUSH]
Our great Mikado, virtuous man
When he to rule our land began
Resolved to try
A plan whereby
Young men might best be steadied
So he decreed, in words succinct
That all who flirted, leered or winked
(Unless connubially linked)
Should forthwith be beheaded
Beheaded, beheaded
Should forthwith be beheaded
And I expect you'll all agree
That he was right to so decree
And I am right
And you are right
And all is right as right can be!
[Chorus]
And you are right
And we are right
And all is right, is right as right can be!
[PISH-TUSH & Chorus]
And all is right as right can be
Right as right can be!
[PISH-TUSH]
This stem decree, you'll understand
Caused great dismay throughout the land!
For young and old
And shy and bold
Were equally affected
The youth who winked a roving eye
Or breathed a non-connubial sigh
Was thereupon condemned to die -
He usually objected
Objected, objected
He usually objected
And you'll allow, as I expect
That he was right to so object
And I am right
And you are right
And everything is quite correct!
[Chorus]
And you are right
And we are right
And everything is quite, is quite correct!
[PISH-TUSH & Chorus]
And everything is quite correct
All is quite correct!
[PISH-TUSH]
And so we straight let out on bail
A convict from the county jail
Whose head was next
On some pretext
Condemned to be mown off
And made him Headsman, for we said
"Who's next to be decapited
Cannot cut off another's head
Until he's cut his own off
His own off, his own off
Until he's cut his own off."
And we are right, I think you'll say
To argue in this kind of way;
And I am right
And you are right
And all is right - too-loo-ral-lay!
[Chorus]
And you are right
And we are right
And all is right - too-loo-ral, loo-ral-lay!
[PISH-TUSH & Chorus]
And you are right
And we are right
And all is right!
Thank u this video is wonderful its a pity Sir Christopher lee didn't appear has i know he would love to join in.
He would have played a perfect mikado
@@nicopavvi8494 he recorded a more humane mikado once
This Pish-Tush reminds me of John Daker.
Grace Austin John, uh, Dakerzere...
Our great Mikado, virtuous man
When he to rule our land began
Resolved to try
A plan whereby
Young men might best be steadied
So he decreed, in words succinct
That all who flirted, leered or winked
(Unless connubially linked)
Should forthwith be beheaded
Beheaded, beheaded
Should forthwith be beheaded
And I expect you'll all agree
That he was right to so decree
And I am right
And you are right
And all is right as right can be!
I've decided I quite like Gilbert and Sullivan ^_^
Me too, the Mikado is my first in their line of work that I've discovered and I love it, can't wait to see their pirate and seamen too
Welcome, fellow Savoyard!
Proto Political Correctness
Change the characters to smug hippy Politically Correct grubs and you've got todays "ruling" Politially Correct class - self-satisfied, narrow-minded, hateful, and after YOU, if you liked this song
@@johnjustice8478 There's something tragicomic about a man imagining a person getting offended by something and in turn getting extremely offended by the figment of his own imagination.
Yes, what was it that you imagine got you offended?
@@johnjustice8478 I don't remember, but it must have been pretty bad to make me write something as unhinged as "self-satisfied, narrow-minded, hateful, and after YOU, if you liked this song". I'm honestly pretty embarrassed.
So you should be