_Pol._ Though to us it’s evident, Tarantara! tarantara! These attentions are well meant, Tarantara! Such expressions don’t appear, Tarantara! tarantara! Calculated men to cheer, Tarantara! Who are going to meet their fate In a highly nervous state, Tarantara! Still to us it’s evident These attentions are well meant. Tarantara! _Edith._ Go and do your best endeavour, And before all links we sever We will say farewell for ever; Go to glory and the grave. For your foes are fierce and ruthless, False, unmerciful, and truthless. Young and tender, old and toothless, All in vain their mercy crave. _All._ Yes, your foes are fierce and ruthless, etc. _Serg._ We observe too great a stress On the risks that on us press, And of reference a lack To our chance of coming back. Still perhaps it would be wise Not to carp or criticise, For it’s very evident These attentions are well meant. _All._ Yes, to them it’s evident Our attentions are well meant. Tarantara, ra-ra-ra-ra! Go, ye heroes, go to glory, etc. _Gen._ Away, away. _Pol._ (_without moving_). Yes, yes, we go. _Gen._ These pirates slay. _Pol._ Yes, yes, we go. _Gen._ Then do not stay. _Pol._ We go, we go. _Gen._ Then why all this delay? _Pol._ All right--we go, we go. Yes, forward on the foe, Ho, ho! Ho, ho! We go, we go, we go! Tarantara-ra-ra! Then forward on the foe! _All._ Yes, forward! _Pol._ Yes, forward! _Gen._ Yes, but you don’t go! _Pol._ We go, we go, we go! _All._ At last they really go--Tarantara-ra-ra! ENSEMBLE. CHORUS OF ALL BUT POLICE. CHORUS OF POLICE.