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best you could only make me your widow。
ERN。 Then be my widowmy little； dainty； winning； winsome
widow！
JULIA。 Now what would be the good of that？ Why； you
goose；
I should marry again within a month！
DUETERNEST and JULIA。
ERN。 If the light of love's lingering ember
Has faded in gloom；
You cannot neglect； O remember；
A voice from the tomb！
That stern supernatural diction
Should act as a solemn restriction；
Although by a mere legal fiction
A voice from the tomb！
JULIA （in affected terror）。
I own that that utterance chills me
It withers my bloom！
With awful emotion it thrills me
That voice from the tomb！
Oh； spectre； won't anything lay thee？
Though pained to deny or gainsay thee；
In this case I cannot obey thee；
Thou voice from the tomb！
（Dancing。） So； spectre； appalling；
I bid you good…day
Perhaps you'll be calling
When passing this way。
Your bogydom scorning；
And all your love…lorning；
I bid you good…morning；
I bid you good…day。
ERN。 （furious）。 My offer recalling；
Your words I obey
Your fate is appalling；
And full of dismay。
To pay for this scorning
I give you fair warning
I'll haunt you each morning；
Each night； and each day！
（Repeat Ensemble； and exeunt in opposite directions。）
Re…enter the Wedding Procession dancing。
CHORUS。
Now bridegroom and bride let us toast
In a magnum of merry champagne
Let us make of this moment the most；
We may not be so lucky again。
So drink to our sovereign host
And his highly intelligent reign
His health and his bride's let us toast
In a magnum of merry champagne！
SONGBARONESS with CHORUS。
I once gave an evening party
（A sandwich and cut…orange ball）；
But my guests had such appetites hearty
That I couldn't enjoy it； enjoy it at all。
I made a heroic endeavour
To look unconcerned； but in vain；
And I vow'd that I neveroh never
Would ask anybody again！
But there's a distinction decided…
A difference truly immense
When the wine that you drink is provided； provided；
At somebody else's expense。
So bumpersaye； ever so many
The cost we may safely ignore！
For the wine doesn't cost us a penny；
Tho' it's Pommry seventy…four！
CHORUS。 So bumpersaye； ever so manyetc。
Come； bumpersaye； ever so many
And then； if you will； many more！
This wine doesn't cost us a penny；
Tho' it's Pommry； Pommry seventy…four！
Old wine is a true panacea
For ev'ry conceivable ill；
When you cherish the soothing idea
That somebody else pays the bill！
Old wine is a pleasure that's hollow
When at your own table you sit；
For you're thinking each mouthful you swallow
Has cost you； has cost you a threepenny…bit！
So bumpersaye； ever so many
And then； if you will； many more！
This wine doesn't cost us a penny；
Tho' it's Pommry seventy…four！
CHORUS。 So； bumpersaye； ever so manyetc。
（March heard。）
LUD。 （recit。）。 Why； who is this approaching；
Upon our joy encroaching？
Some rascal come a…poaching
Who's heard that wine we're broaching？
ALL。 Who may this be？
Who may this be？
Who is he？ Who is he？ Who is he？
Enter HERALD。
HER。 The Prince of Monte Carlo；
From Mediterranean water；
Has come here to bestow
On you his beautiful daughter。
They've paid off all they owe；
As every statesman oughter
That Prince of Monte Carlo
And his be…eautiful daughter！
CHORUS。 The Prince of Monte Carlo； etc。
HER。 The Prince of Monte Carlo；
Who is so very partickler；
Has heard that you're also
For ceremony a stickler
Therefore he lets you know
By word of mouth auric'lar
（That Prince of Monte Carlo
Who is so very particklar）
CHORUS。 The Prince of Monte Carlo； etc。
HER。 That Prince of Monte Carlo；
From Mediterranean water；
Has come here to bestow
On you his be…eautiful daughter！
LUD。 （recit。）。 His Highness we know notnor the locality
In which is situate his Principality；
But； as he guesses by some odd fatality；
This is the shop for cut and dried formality！
Let him appear
He'll find that we're
Remarkable for cut and dried formality。
（Reprise of March。 Exit HERALD。
LUDWIG beckons his Court。）
LUD。 I have a planI'll tell you all the plot of it
He wants formalityhe shall have a lot of it！
（Whispers to them； through symphony。）
Conceal yourselves； and when I give the cue；
Spring out on himyou all know what to do！
（All conceal themselves behind the draperies that enclose the
stage。）
Pompous March。 Enter the PRINCE and PRINCESS OF MONTE CARLO；
attended by six theatrical…looking nobles and the Court
Costumier。
DUETPrince and PRINCESS。
PRINCE。 We're rigged out in magnificent array
（Our own clothes are much gloomier）
In costumes which we've hired by the day
From a very well…known costumier。
COST。 （bowing）。 I am the well…known costumier。
PRINCESS。 With a brilliant staff a Prince should make a show
（It's a rule that never varies）；
So we've engaged from the Theatre Monaco
Six supernumeraries。
NOBLES。 We're the supernumeraries。
ALL。 At a salary immense；
Quite regardless of expense；
Six supernumeraries！
PRINCE。 They do not speak； for they break our grammar's laws；
And their language is lamentable
And they never take off their gloves； because
Their nails are not presentable。
NOBLES。 Our nails are not presentable！
PRINCESS。 To account for their shortcomings manifest
We