Gilbert and Sullivan — When a Felons Not Engaged in His Employment

[SERGEANT] When a felon's not engaged in his employment - [CHORUS OF POLICE] His employment, [SERGEANT] Or maturing his felonious little plans - [CHORUS OF POLICE] Little plans, [SERGEANT] His capacity for innocent enjoyment - [CHORUS OF POLICE] 'Cent enjoyment [SERGEANT] Is just as great as any honest man's - [CHORUS OF POLICE] Honest man's! [SERGEANT] Our feelings we with difficulty smother - [CHORUS OF POLICE] 'Culty smother, [SERGEANT] When constabulary duty's to be done - [CHORUS OF POLICE] To be done. [SERGEANT] Ah, take one consideration with another - [CHORUS OF POLICE] With another, [SERGEANT] A policeman's lot is not a happy one. [CHORUS OF POLICE] Ah! [SERGEANT& CHORUS OF POLICE] When constabulary duty's to be done, to be done, A policeman's lot is not a happy one, happy one! [SERGEANT] When the enterprising burglar's not a'burgling - [CHORUS OF POLICE] Not a'burgling [SERGEANT] When the cut-throat isn't occupied in crime - [CHORUS OF POLICE] 'Pied in crime, [SERGEANT] He loves to hear the little brook a'gurgling - [CHORUS OF POLICE] Brook a'gurgling, [SERGEANT] And listen to the merry village chime - [CHORUS OF POLICE] Village chime [SERGEANT] When the coster's finished jumping on his mother - [CHORUS OF POLICE] On his mother [SERGEANT] He loves to lie a'basking in the sun - [CHORUS OF POLICE] In the sun [SERGEANT] Ah, take one consideration with another - [CHORUS OF POLICE] With another, [SERGEANT] A policeman's lot is not a happy one [CHORUS OF POLICE] Ah! [SERGEANT& CHORUS OF POLICE] When constabulary duty's to be done, to be done, A policeman's lot is not a happy one, happy one A happy one!