Cast of The Mystery of Edwin Drood - Off to the Races lyrics

[Chairman] Quick conclusions often lead the best of us astray The wisest move in life is just to wait Otherwise, your galloping emotions run away [Chairman, Durdles, Deputy] Like horses at the gate Off to the races, off to the races Off to the races we go! But where the chase is And what the pace is We seldom seem to know [Durdles] Men with broken hearts have vowed to nevermore pursue A member of the soft and savoured face Firmly anchored to the ground, they suddenly will view [Durdles & Deputy] A fair and favored face [Durdles, Deputy, & Chairman] Then: off to the races, off to the races Where flirting faces call! [Deputy &Chairman] His saving grace is strong drink replaces The need for love at all [All] Don't fall back on your a**umptions - Hasty presumptions might do you in! Mind the track! Like a nag running blind Try lagging behind: You'll find you'll win [Chairman] Bless our Queen Victoria, she's had nine kids to date You wonder how Prince Albert got enthused! Probably by her decree he had to procreate: Said she, "Make me amused!" [All] Off to the races, the royal races The same as poor folk do! [Deputy] When she embraces her royal graces The same she wants as you [All] And the race is won by the tardy Not the fool-hardy fools that we be! Don't unlace your madcap abandon Do and you'll land undone Not me! So we call upon you all to hold your Horse's reins Before you solve this dickens of a crime! Sometimes having patience is as good as having brains So take your bloody time! Pour out the spirits, the end is near, it's only a length or so: Don't begin to beat your tar off for the Finish isn't far off To the races! Off to the race we go...Tally-ho!