And O my darling, O my pet, Whatever else you may forget, In yonder isle beyond the sea, Do not forget you've married me! QUARTET. Oh my darling, O my pet, etc. CHORUS (during which a "Xebeque" is hauled alongside the quay.) Then away we go to an island fair That lies in a Southern sea: We know not where, and we don't much care, Wherever that isle may be. THE MEN (hauling on boat). One, two, three, Haul! One, two, three, Haul! One, two, three, Haul! With a will! ALL. When the breezes are a-blowing The ship will be going, When they don't we shall all stand still! Then away we go to an island fair, We know not where, and we don't much care, Wherever that isle may be. SOLO—MARCO. Away we go To a balmy isle, Where the roses blow All the winter while. ALL (hoisting sail). Then away we go to an island fair That lies in a Southern sea: Then away we go to an island fair, Then away, then away, then away! (The men embark on the "Xebeque." Marco and Giuseppe embracing Gianetta and Tessa. The girls wave a farewell to the men as the curtain falls.) END OF ACT I ACT II SCENE.—Pavilion in the Court of Barataria. Marco and Giuseppe, magnificently dressed, are seated on two thrones, occupied in cleaning the crown and the sceptre. The Gondoliers are discovered, dressed, some as courtiers, officers of rank, etc., and others as private soldiers and servants of various degrees. All are enjoying themselves without reference to social distinctions—some playing cards, others throwing dice, some reading, others playing cup and ball, "morra", etc. CHORUS OF MEN with MARCO and GIUSEPPE. Of happiness the very pith In Barataria you may see: A monarchy that's tempered with Republican Equality. This form of government we find The beau ideal of its kind— A despotism strict combined With absolute equality! MARCO and GIUSEPPE.