Gilbert and Sullivan — This helmet I suppose

[ARAC] This helmet, I suppose Was meant to ward off blows It's very hot And weighs a lot As many a guardsman knows As many a guardsman knows As many a guardsman knows As many a guardsman knows So off So off that helmet goes [SOLDIERS AND GIRLS] Yes, yes, yes! So off that helmet goes [ARAC] This tight-fitting cuirass Is but a useless mass It's made of steel And weighs a deal This tight-fitting cuirass Is but a useless mass A man is but an ass Who fights in a cuirass So off So off goes that cuirass [SOLDIERS AND GIRLS] Yes, yes, yes So off goes that cuirass [ARAC] These brassets, truth to tell May look uncommon well But in a fight They're much too tight They're like a lobster shell They're like a lobster shell [SOLDIERS AND GIRLS] Yes, yes, yes They're like a lobster shell [ARAC] These things I treat the same I quite forget their name They turn one's legs To cribbage pegs Their aid I thus disclaim Their aid I thus disclaim Though I forget their name Though I forget their name Their name Their aid I thus disclaim [ALL] Yes, yes, yes Their aid we/they thus disclaim