If you give me your attention by Gilbert and Sullivan
If you give me your attention by Gilbert and Sullivan

If you give me your attention

Gilbert and Sullivan * Track #1 On Princess Ida

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If you give me your attention by Gilbert and Sullivan

Release Date
Sat Jan 05 1884
About

This song was written for the 1884 comic operetta Princess Ida as the entrance aria for the princess' father to a foreign court. The king reveals himself to be a well-intentioned but not terribly self-aware person.

If you give me your attention Lyrics

[KING GAMA]
If you give me your attention, I will tell you what I am:
I'm a genuine philanthropist — all other kinds are sham
Each little fault of temper and each social defect
In my erring fellow creatures, I endeavor to correct
To all their little weaknesses I open people's eyes;
And little plans to snub the self-sufficient I devise;
I love my fellow creatures — I do all the good I can —
Yet everybody says I'm such a disagreeable man!
And I can't think why!

To compliments inflated I've a withering reply;
And vanity I always do my best to mortify;
A charitable action I can skillfully dissect;
And interested motives I'm delighted to detect;
I know everybody's income and what everybody earns;
And I carefully compare it with the income-tax returns;
But to benefit humanity however much I plan
Yet everybody says I'm such a disagreeable man!
And I can't think why!

I'm sure I'm no ascetic; I'm as pleasant as can be;
You'll always find me ready with a crushing repartee
I've an irritating chuckle, I've a celebrated sneer
I've an entertaining snigger, I've a fascinating leer
To everybody's prejudice I know a thing or two;
I can tell a woman's age in half a minute — and I do
But although I try to make myself as pleasant as I can
Yet everybody says I'm such a disagreeable man!
And I can't think why!

[ENSEMBLE]
He can't think why!

[ALL]
I/he can't think why!

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If you give me your attention was written by Gilbert and Sullivan.

When did Gilbert and Sullivan release If you give me your attention?

Gilbert and Sullivan released If you give me your attention on Sat Jan 05 1884.

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