And so thou wouldst be a jester eh?
Aye!
Now, listen! My sweetheart, Elsie Maynard, was
secretly wed to this Fairfax half an hour ere he
escaped.
She did well.
She did nothing of the kind, so hold thy peace and
perpend. Now, while he liveth she is dead to me and I
to her, and so, my jibes and jokes notwithstanding,
I
am the saddest and the sorriest dog in England!
Thou art a very dull dog indeed.
Now, if thou wilt swear that thou didst shoot this
Fairfax while he was trying to swim across the river—
it needs but the discharge of an arquebus
on a dark
night— and that he sank and was seen no more, I'll
make thee the very Archbishop of jesters, and that in
two days'time! Now, what sayest thou?
I am to lie?
Heartily. But thy lie must be a lie of circumstance,
which I will support with the testimony of eyes,
ears,and tongue.
And thou wilt qualify me as a jester?
As a jester among jesters. I will teach thee all my
original songs, my self-constructed riddles, my own
ingenious paradoxes;
nay, more, I will reveal to thee
the source whence I get them. Now, what sayest thou?
Why, if it be but a lie thou wantest of me, I hold it
cheap enough, and I say yes, it is a bargain!
[No. 15. Hereupon we're both agreed]
((DUET)Point and Wilfred)
Hereupon we're both agreed,
All that we two
Do agree to
We'll secure by solemn deed,
To prevent all
Error mental.
You on Elsie are to call
With a story
Grim and gory;
How this Fairfax died, and all
I declare to
You're to swear to.
I to swear to!
I declare to,
I to swear to!
I declare to,
I to swear to,/I declare to,
You declare to,/You're to swear to,
I to swear to,/I declare to.
| Character | Singer | Offer |
|---|---|---|
| Point | Wesley Willis | 15 Million |
| Wilfred | Bob Marley | 15 Million |