H.M.S. Pinafore - Musical Numbers

Musical Numbers

  • Overture
Act I
  • 1. "We sail the ocean blue" (Sailors)
  • 2. "Hail! men-o'-war's men" ... "I'm called Little Buttercup" (Buttercup)
  • 2a. "But tell me who's the youth" (Buttercup and Boatswain)
  • 3. "The nightingale" (Ralph and Chorus of Sailors)
  • 3a. "A maiden fair to see" (Ralph and Chorus of Sailors)
  • 4. "My gallant crew, good morning" (Captain and Chorus of Sailors)
  • 4a. "Sir, you are sad" (Buttercup and Captain)
  • 5. "Sorry her lot who loves too well" (Josephine)
  • 5a. Cut song: "Reflect, my child" (Captain and Josephine)
  • 6. "Over the bright blue sea" (Chorus of Female Relatives)
  • 7. "Sir Joseph's barge is seen" (Chorus of Sailors and Female Relatives)
  • 8. "Now give three cheers" (Captain, Sir Joseph, Cousin Hebe and Chorus)
  • 9. "When I was a lad" (Sir Joseph and Chorus)
  • 9a. "For I hold that on the sea" (Sir Joseph, Cousin Hebe and Chorus)
  • 10. "A British tar" (Ralph, Boatswain, Carpenter's Mate and Chorus of Sailors)
  • 11. "Refrain, audacious tar" (Josephine and Ralph)
  • 12. Finale, Act I: "Can I survive this overbearing?"
Act II

(Entr'acte)

  • 13. "Fair moon, to thee I sing" (Captain)
  • 14. "Things are seldom what they seem" (Buttercup and Captain)
  • 15. "The hours creep on apace" (Josephine)
  • 16. "Never mind the why and wherefore" (Josephine, Captain and Sir Joseph)
  • 17. "Kind Captain, I've important information" (Captain and Dick Deadeye)
  • 18. "Carefully on tiptoe stealing" (Soli and Chorus)
  • 18a. "Pretty daughter of mine" (Captain and Ensemble) and "He is an Englishman" (Boatswain and Ensemble)
  • 19. "Farewell, my own" (Ralph, Josephine, Sir Joseph, Buttercup and Chorus)
  • 20. "A many years ago" (Buttercup and Chorus)
  • 20a. "Here, take her, sir" (Sir Joseph, Josephine, Ralph, Cousin Hebe and Chorus)1
  • 21. Finale: "Oh joy, oh rapture unforeseen" (Ensemble) 2

1See discussion of versions, below.

2Includes reprises of several songs, concluding with "For he is an Englishman".

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