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Ko-Ko is suddenly put in the position of having to woo and win over Katisha who, it has to be said, is of limited attraction. He sings this touching ballad which does the trick

On a tree by a river a little tom-tit
Sang “Willow, titwillow, titwillow!”
And I said to him, “Dicky-bird, why do you sit
Singing ‘Willow, titwillow, titwillow’

“Is it weakness of intellect, birdie?” I cried,
“Or a rather tough worm in your little inside?”
With a shake of his poor little head, he replied,
“Oh willow, titwillow, titwillow!”

He slapp’d at his chest, as he sat on the bough,
Singing “Willow, titwillow, titwillow!”
And a cold perspiration bespangled his brow,
Oh, willow, titwillow, titwillow!

He sobb’d and he sigh’d, and a gurgle he gave,
Then he plunged himself into the billowy wave,
And an echo arose from the suicide’s grave –
“Oh, willow, titwillow, titwillow!”

Now I feel just as sure as I’m sure that my name
Isn’t Willow, titwillow, titwillow.
That t’was blighted affection that made him exclaim,
“Oh, willow, titwillow, titwillow!”

And if you remain callous and obdurate, I
Shall perish as he did, and you will know why,
Though I probably shall not exclaim as I die,
“Oh willow, titwillow, titwillow!”

Richard Halton, baritone
Czech Symphony Orchestra
John Landor

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