Sullivan: The Mikado or The Town of Titipu, Act 1: No. 3, Song and Chorus, "Our Great Mikado, virtuous man" (Pish-Tush, Nobles)

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.
 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!
 And you are right,
 And we are right, .
 This stern 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.
 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!
 And you are right,
 And we are right, etc.
 And so we straight let out on bail
 A convict from the county jail,
 Whose head was next
 On some pretext
 Condemnëd 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.'
 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-looral-lay!
 And you are. right,
 And we are right, etc.