From a 1908 musical based on the cartoon “Little Nemo”. Words by Harry B. Smith. Music by Victor Herbert.
Sheet Music
Accompaniment
Lyrics
They are a joke, ha, ha, ha, ha
An awful joke, ha, ha, ha, ha
They are better than a minstrel show to me
How I laugh in royal glee
Ho, ho, ho, he, he, he, he
Oh what fools, oh my what fools those mortals be
How he laughs in royal glee
Ha, ha, ha, he, he, he, he
Oh what fools, oh my what fools those mortals be
They are a joke, ha, ha, ha, ha
A lovely joke, ha, ha, ha, ha
They are better than a pantomime to me
How I laugh in royal glee
Ho, ho, ho, he, he, he, he
Oh what fools, oh my what fools those mortals be
How he laughs in royal glee
Ha, ha, ha, he, he, he, he
Oh what fools, oh my what fools those mortals be
Performance
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