<p>"Little Maid of Arcadee", the only song from Thespis to be published. The lyrics were bowlderised for publication, but the original lyrics were:
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<dl><dd>Little maid of Arcadee</dd>
<dd>Sat on Cousin Robin's knee,</dd>
<dd>Thought in form and face and limb,</dd>
<dd>Nobody could rival him.</dd>
<dd>He was brave and she was fair.</dd>
<dd>Truth they made a pretty pair.</dd>
<dd>Happy little maiden she--</dd>
<dd>Happy maid of Arcadee!</dd>
<dd>Happy lit-tle maid-en she--</dd>
<dd>Happy maid of Arcadee,</dd>
<dd>Happy maid of Arcadee!</dd></dl><dl><dd>Moments fled as moments will</dd>
<dd>Happily enough,</dd>
<dd>Until, after, say, a month or two,<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1">[1]</a></sup></dd>
<dd>Robin did as Robins do.</dd>
<dd>Weary of his lover's play,</dd>
<dd>Jilted her and went a-way.</dd>
<dd>Wretched little maid-en, she--</dd>
<dd>Wretched maid of Arcadee,</dd>
<dd>Wretched maid of Arcadee!</dd></dl><dl><dd>To her little home she crept,</dd>
<dd>There she sat her down and wept,</dd>
<dd>Maiden wept as maidens will--</dd>
<dd>Grew so thin and pale --  until</dd>
<dd>Cousin Richard came to woo!</dd>
<dd>Then again the roses grew!</dd>
<dd>Happy little maid-en she--</dd>
<dd>Happy maid of Arcadee!</dd>
<dd>Happy little maiden she--</dd>
<dd>Happy maid of Arcadee,</dd>
<dd>Happy maid of Arcadee!</dd></dl>
Original: Gilbert and Sullivan, Midi: <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Adam_Cuerden" title="User:Adam Cuerden">User:Adam Cuerden</a>
1871
<i>Thespis</i>, by Gilbert and Sullivan.