H. M. S.

PINAFORE
OR

The Lass that loved a Sailor

WRITTEN BY

W. S. GILBERT
COMPOSED BY

ARTHUR SULLIVAN

The Gilbert and Sullivan Archive Edition

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The Gilbert and Sullivan Archive
All Rights Reserved
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 DRAMATIS PERSON
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The Rt. Hon. Sir Joseph Porter, K.C.B. (First Lord of the Admiralty)
Captain Corcoran (Commanding H.M.S. Pinafore)
Ralph Rackstraw (Able Seaman)
Dick Deadeye (Able Seaman)
Bill Bobstay (Boatswains Mate)
Bob Becket (Carpenters Mate)
Tom Tucker (Midshipmite)
Sergeant of Marines
Josephine (The Captains Daughter)
Hebe (Sir Josephs First Cousin)
Little Buttercup (A Portsmouth Bumboat Woman)

First Lords Sisters, his Cousins, his Aunts, Sailors, Marines, &c.

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SCENE QUARTERDECK OF H.M.S. PINAFORE, OFF PORTSMOUTH

ACT I. NOON ACT II. NIGHT

 INDEX

Act I
NO. PAGE
OVERTURE 1
1 OPENING CHORUS We sail the ocean blue 7
2 RECIT. & SONG (Mrs Cripps) Hail! Men-owars-men 12
2a RECIT. (Mrs. Cripps & Boatswains Mate) But tell me, whos the youth 15
3 SCENA (Ralph & Chorus) The nightingale sighed for the moons bright ray 15
ARIA (Ralph) A maiden fair to see 18
4 RECIT. SONG & CHORUS (Captain Corcoran)
My gallant crew, Good morning 21
4a RECIT. (Mrs. Cripps & Captain Corcoran) Sir, you are sad 26
5 SONG (Josephine) Sorry her lot who loves too well 28
6 CHORUS OF WOMEN (behind the scenes) Over the bright blue sea 32
7 CHORUS OF SAILORS Sir Josephs barge is seen 34
8 SCENE (Sir Joseph, Captain Corcoran, Cousin Hebe & Chorus)
Now give three cheers 40
9 SONG (Sir Joseph & Chorus) When I was a lad 45
9a EXIT FOR LADIES (Sir Joseph, Cousin Hebe & Chorus)
For I hold that on the seas 51
10 TRIO & CHORUS (Ralph, Carpenters Mate & Boatswains Mate)
A British tar 52
11 DUET (Josephine & Ralph) Refrain, audacious tar 56
12 FINALE (Ralph, Deadeye, Cousin Hebe, Josephine & Chorus)
Can I survive this overbearing 61

ENTRACTE 94

Act II
13 SONG (Captain Corcoran) Fair moon, to thee I sing 95
14 DUET (Mrs. Cripps & Captain Corcoran)Things are seldom what they seem 98
15 SCENA (Josephine) The hours creep on apace 104
16 TRIO (Josephine, Captain Corcoran & Sir Joseph)
Never mind the why and wherefore 111
17 DUET (Captain Corcoran & Deadeye)
Kind Captain, Ive important information 116
18 SOLI & CHORUS Carefully on tip-toe stealing 122
19 OCTET & CHORUS Farewell, my own 140
20 LEGEND (Mrs Cripps & Chorus) A many years ago 145
21 FINALE O joy! Oh rapture unforeseen 150