go in the best of so - ci - e -ty, For
be a good friend if em-ployed a-right, A
I am a wel-come cal - ler; Whenev-er I talk, you will
bad one if you a-buse me; Don’ t struggle to keep me for-
all a-gree, I'm as bright as a Sil - ver
ever in sight, Nor.... weep if you hap-pen to
Dol -lar!
lose me. Hi! O-hi! Sing Did-dy-o-di! For
(Repeat for refrain)
king or sage or schol -lar; Than all of the three. I’d
rather be An hon -nest Sil - ver Dol - lar!
(They dance.)
Turtle Woman. Now, Master Dollar, go you straight
And fetch us fuel for the grate,
With bread, and milk, and Oolong tea,
For little Melilotte and me.
Silver Dollar. A welcome task, indeed, say I;
And so I bid you both good-by!
(He runs out of the door.)
Turtle Woman. Now spread the board for our repast,
The nimble Dollar travels fast.
DUET
Melilotte and Turtle Woman
(As Melilotte sings, she brings from the
cupboard the articles she names, and both
engage in setting the table.)
The ta - ble cloth we must lay; That's
And here we have our but - ter plate; A
(Meliotte)
true be-yond a doubt. ’Twill have to go the
ve - ry good one too. The knives and forks, we
oth - er way, ’twas fold - ed wrong-side out! Now
lay them straight, for that's the way to do; The
you take milk and I take tea, As
