Fair is Rose as bright May-day by Gilbert and Sullivan Lyrics

[Bridesmaids]

Fair is Rose as bright May-day;
Soft is Rose as the warm west-wind;
Sweet is Rose as the new-mown hay —
Rose is queen of maiden-kind!
Rose, all glowing
With virgin blushes, say —
Is anybody going
To marry you to-day?

[Zorah]

Every day, as the days roll on
Bridesmaids' garb we gaily don
Sure that a maid so fairly famed
Can't long remain unclaimed
Hour by hour and day by day
Several months have passed away
Though she's the fairest flower that blows
No one has married Rose!
[Bridesmaids]

Rose, all glowing
With virgin blushes, say —
Is anybody going
To marry you to-day?

[Zorah]
Hour by hour and day by day
Months have passed away

[Bridesmaids]

Fair is Rose as bright May-day;
Soft is Rose as the warm west-wind;
Sweet is Rose as the new-mown hay —
Rose is queen of maiden-kind!
Rose, all glowing
With virgin blushes, say —
Is anybody going
To marry you to-day?
Fair is Rose
Soft is Rose
Rose is the Queen of Maidenkind!