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CHORUS: Miya sama, miya sama,
On n'mma no maye ni
PiraPira suru no wa
Nan gia na
Toko tonyare tonyare na!
Miya sama, miya sama,
On n'mma no maye ni
PiraPira suru no wa
Nan gia na
Toko tonyare tonyare na!

MIK.: From every kind of man
Obedience I expect;
I'm the Emperor of Japan--

KAT.: And I'm his daughterinlaw elect!
He'll marry his son
(He's only got one)
To his daughterinlaw elect!

MIK.: My morals have been declared
Particularly correct;

KAT.: But they're nothing at all, compared
With those of his daughterinlaw elect!
Bow, Bow,
To his daughterinlaw elect!

CHORUS: Bow, Bow,
To his daughterinlaw elect!

MIK.: In a fatherly kind of way
I govern each tribe and sect,
All cheerfully own my sway--

KAT.: Except his daughterinlaw elect!
As tough as a bone,
With a will of her own,
Is his daughterinlaw elect!

MIK.: My nature is love and light--
My freedom from all defect--

KAT.: Is insignificant quite,
Compared with his daughterinlaw elect!
Bow, Bow,
To his daughterinlaw elect!

CHORUS: Bow, Bow,
To his daughterinlaw elect!

By Gilbert and Sullivan
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The Mikado Act 2 No. 5
Lyrics
Katisha
Mikado
Women
Men
Right Hand
Left Hand