How Beautifully Blue The Sky Lyrics

Chorus.
How beautifully blue the sky,
The glass is rising very high,
Continue fine I hope it may,
And yet it rained but yesterday.
Tomorrow it may pour again
(I hear the country wants some rain),
Yet people say, I know not why,
That we shall have a warm July.
Tomorrow it may pour again
(I hear the country wants some rain),
Yet people say, I know not why,
That we shall have a warm July.
Tomorrow it may pour again....

Enter MABEL and FREDERIC.

During MABEL's solo the Girls continue chatter pianissimo,
but listening eagerly all the time.
Mabel.

Did ever maiden wake
From dream of homely duty,
To find her daylight break
With such exceeding beauty?
Did ever maiden close
Her eyes on waking sadness,
To dream of such exceeding gladness?

Frederic.
Ah, yes! ah, yes! this is exceeding gladness!

During this, Girls continue their chatter pianissimo as before, but listening intently all the time.

Frederic.
Did ever pirate roll
His soul in guilty dreaming,
And wake to find that soul
With peace and virtue beaming?

Chorus.
How beautifully blue the sky,
The glass is rising very high,
Continue fine I hope it may,
And yet it rained but yesterday.
Continue fine I hope it may,
And yet it rained but yesterday.

(All three parts repeat at the same time.)