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Oh Caesar, Great Wert Thou Lyrics by Deems Taylor

The King’s Henchmen

1927

[MACCUS]
Oh, Caesar, great wert thou!
And Julius was thy name!
That furrowed thy way through a fallow spray
And to stormy Britain came!
But I would not stand in thy stead
For I’d liefer be quick than dead!
[LORDS]
But I would not stand in thy stead
For I’d liefer be quick than dead!
[EADGAR]
Oh, Caesar, great wert thou!
[ÆTHELWOLD]
And Claudius was thy name!
[EADGAR and ÆTHELWOLD]
That said,“To be rid
Of what Julius did
I’ll go and do the same!”
But I would not stand in thy stead
For I’d liefer be quick than dead!
[LORDS]
But I would not stand in thy stead
For I’d liefer be quick than dead!
[ÆTHELWOLD]
Oh, Caesar, great wert thou!
[EADGAR]
And Hadrian was thy name!
[ALL]
Thine eye did itch
Till a Roman ditch
Was dug in British shame!
But I would not stand in thy stead
For I’d liefer be quick than dead!
Caesar, thy day is done!
Whiles ours is but begun!
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Deems Taylor

Deems Taylor

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